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as in simplifies
to make less complex
streamline the work of mailing out flyers by using computer-generated labels
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as in modernizes
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
in an effort to compete against online vendors, many traditional retailers have had to streamline their brick-and-mortar stores
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Recent Examples of streamlines
Parmar also deliberately streamlines clinic notes by encouraging his providers to avoid the common habit of copying and pasting blocks of obsolete or redundant information in favor of quick updates that can be scanned easily at subsequent visits.
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Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Artificial intelligence already streamlines reviews, with further tooling planned to flag likely coding errors, improve provider communications, and predict problem hot spots.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Combining these vaccines streamlines the childhood immunization schedule, reduces the number of doctor visits and needle sticks, and helps ensure that children receive full protection on time.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Instead of juggling dozens of photos in your camera roll, Proofr streamlines the process.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
For a good while, though, Schnabel streamlines it into an entertainingly low-down saga of the place where violent crime meets poetic passion.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
This not only streamlines the process for recruiters but also creates a more interesting candidate experience than simply filling out online forms.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And its simplicity streamlines the marketing pitch.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
This improves the engine’s thrust-to-weight ratio, lowers expenses, and streamlines the engine’s structure.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2024
Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Artificial intelligence already streamlines reviews, with further tooling planned to flag likely coding errors, improve provider communications, and predict problem hot spots.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Combining these vaccines streamlines the childhood immunization schedule, reduces the number of doctor visits and needle sticks, and helps ensure that children receive full protection on time.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Instead of juggling dozens of photos in your camera roll, Proofr streamlines the process.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
For a good while, though, Schnabel streamlines it into an entertainingly low-down saga of the place where violent crime meets poetic passion.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
This not only streamlines the process for recruiters but also creates a more interesting candidate experience than simply filling out online forms.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And its simplicity streamlines the marketing pitch.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
This improves the engine’s thrust-to-weight ratio, lowers expenses, and streamlines the engine’s structure.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streamlines
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Both systems share the same software architecture, training setup, and sustainment infrastructure, which simplifies integration and lowers operational costs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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PageRank is more complicated than eigenvector centrality in part because links on the Internet are one-directional, whereas friendships in a social network are bidirectional, a symmetry that simplifies the math.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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The app also modernizes a traveler favorite.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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As Duke modernizes its infrastructure to meet the Carolinas’ growing energy needs, combining the 52,000-square-mile service area would avoid redundant investments and costs like maintenance and fuel.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Aug. 2025
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Barden redesigns the trail layout every year and adds new features, too.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX redesigns Starship ahead of flight 10 SpaceX also revealed a redesign to Starship earlier in August after the first three test flights of 2025 all ended in dramatic explosions in the sky.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Among his additions to its roster is the Artisan Series, which updates the house’s signature silhouettes with stones of superior quality.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Infinite should have hosted Halo content for years after its launch, but aside from regular multiplayer updates, it’s long been abandoned.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Streamlines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streamlines. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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