Definition of "streamlining" [streamlining]

• Present participle of streamline. (verb)

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• "I think the real rationale for the American system is provided by Barry Goldwater, patron saint of the modern conservative movement, who explained “I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.”"
• "For 2010, I have chosen streamline as my word to focus on; as in streamlining my lines of communication."
• "Presumably some streamlining is going on because the company has put out a press release announcing that it is “suspending” the Quill Book Awards."