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streamlined

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Etymology

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From streamline +‎ -ed.

Adjective

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streamlined (comparative more streamlined, superlative most streamlined)

  1. Designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid, especially by having sleek, graceful lines.
    Synonym: air-smoothed
  2. Having been made more simple and straight forward.
    • 2010 September 10, Paul Courson, “New rules proposed for pilot flight time and rest requirements”, in CNN[1]:
      Commercial pilots would benefit from streamlined rules on flight time, duty and rest requirements in a proposal being announced Friday by federal regulators.
    • 2019 April 3, Chris Isidore, “Boeing boasted about streamlined approval for the 737 Max. Now it’s cleaning up the mess”, in CNN[2]:
      He boasted about how quickly the company had brought the 737 Max to market — and praised the Federal Aviation Administration’s “streamlined” certification process.

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Verb

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streamlined

  1. simple past and past participle of streamline

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