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Unofficial trend barometer Bella Hadid has also been spotted in tight drainpipe denim (styled with chunky boots) during a recent trip to Rome, while Lila Moss carries on the family name by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
In January 1980, at a federal prison in Lompoc, Boyce hid in a drainpipe and sprinted to freedom over a fence.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Nesting materials clog up gutters and drainpipes and lead to water or mold damage.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
The drainpipes were all rotten.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
In January 1980, at a federal prison in Lompoc, Boyce hid in a drainpipe and sprinted to freedom over a fence.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Nesting materials clog up gutters and drainpipes and lead to water or mold damage.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
The drainpipes were all rotten.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drainpipe
gutter
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Zone 1 — which extends 30 feet from a building — requires property owners to do things such as clear dead plants, grass as well as leaves and pine needles from yards, roofs and gutters; trim overhanging branches; and keep a 10-foot gap between trees.—
Hannah Ruhoff,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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That’s true of its final 30 minutes in this 2 hour 30-plus action epic – an emotional gutter.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Drainpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drainpipe. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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