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as in canal
a passageway for water
A fallen tree branch was floating down the river.
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as in stream
an overwhelming flow or rush of something
Jet streams can be thought of as giant rivers of air that circulate around the globe. He was overwhelmed by the river of new information that the document dump provided.
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Recent Examples of river
The crash resulted in an explosion, and the plane plummeted into the river below.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Officials have been at the debris site in the river since shortly after the collision between a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and a Bombardier CRJ700 airliner operating under PSA Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
The fuselage was found upside down in three sections in the river, which is about 8 feet deep in some areas.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
The crunch of Casper’s tires on the road; my low-key vigilance about him veering into the frigid river below.
—Chris Colin, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for river
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Smugglers’ paradise With its labyrinth of canals, bays, waterways and lakes, and close proximity to The Bahamas and Cuba, South Florida long has been a favorite landing spot for smugglers.—
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Paddle In The Ocean Rent a kayak or a canoe and explore the sea and Mexico Beach’s many canals by boat.—
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Kansas City officials recommend that residents keep a thin stream of water flowing from their faucets during freezing temperatures.—
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Judy Myers said the damage to the couple’s house came from a combination of moving soil and underground streams of water.—
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Superpowers like the United States, Russia and China are assessing the military and economic opportunities in the Arctic waterways around Greenland, and jockeying for position.—
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The incident came after a winter storm moved through the Oroville area, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds and swelling waterways.—
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The post has sparked a flood of reactions, with the overwhelming majority supporting the worker's decision.—
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The impressions stayed covered until 1908 when a massive flood roared down the Paluxy River and scraped the riverbed.—
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But, as Barak argues, people experience heat not as remotely sensed data points but in rivulets of sweat.—
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Surreal images from the novel that could easily have looked silly on screen—a rivulet of blood winds its way across town, from the home where a character dies to his family’s abode, for example—retain their poetic profundity.—
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The ceremony also turned the tide for Conclave, a co-production made with funding from both the United States and the United Kingdom, with Best Film, Outstanding British Film, and Best Adapted Screenplay awards.—
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On the milestone night for Lamberti, Lewandowski helped turn the tide in the third quarter with her pressure defense.—
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“River.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/river. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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