as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff
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Constant rains feed sparkling rivulets that make the dark basalt bedrock glisten and the sheer green slopes shine.
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Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
The dirt two-track twists through Mud Tanks Draw, an area of low ground between ridges where water runoff collects in a chain of pools, rivulets and mucky ponds.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
Qwerty harnesses the buzz of that lifestyle with a scale that borders the operatic: yearning soul melodies interrupted by anxious ad libs, voice-note recordings, and phone-notification pings, with devious melodic rivulets to link the bustling movements.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2024
For those left behind, grief and uncertainty swirl together, muddy rivulets in a vast tributary.
—Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
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Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
The dirt two-track twists through Mud Tanks Draw, an area of low ground between ridges where water runoff collects in a chain of pools, rivulets and mucky ponds.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
Qwerty harnesses the buzz of that lifestyle with a scale that borders the operatic: yearning soul melodies interrupted by anxious ad libs, voice-note recordings, and phone-notification pings, with devious melodic rivulets to link the bustling movements.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2024
For those left behind, grief and uncertainty swirl together, muddy rivulets in a vast tributary.
—Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
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“Rivulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivulet. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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