streamline
noun
a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
are streamlining
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present progressiveof streamline.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Ministers are streamlining local government by merging councils and setting up single authorities that provide all the services in their areas.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
At a time when peers like PVH are streamlining their portfolios by selling off brands, Authentic Brands Group has rapidly amassed over 30 labels that are sold at about 6,000 stores.
From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2021
In the covid-19 emergency, scientists are streamlining each step of the research endeavor.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2020
They said they are streamlining the government to make it leaner and more effective.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2017
So we are streamlining the process, and we won’t be having so much of that anymore.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2017
