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rivulet

[riv-yuh-lit] / ˈrɪv yə lɪt /


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Drying vents affixed to massive undulating columns blast air until every rivulet of water disappears.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

Down the concrete artery the team members drove that Wednesday morning, crossing the foul rivulet that ran down the channel, sidestepping the flotsam of broken bottles, cigarette butts and other litter when they stepped out.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2021

I felt a rivulet of rain run down my neck.

From Slate • May 21, 2020

Pierce the delicate noodles with fork or teeth and the prize is a warm rivulet of pureed corn, butter and fresh thyme: a rush of summer that lingers on the tongue.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2019

But they were bigger and faster, and he skidded down a slope to a little rivulet.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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