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as in conduit
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
the plumber came and fixed the water pipe that was leaking
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as in to funnel
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
piped water into every house
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Recent Examples of pipe
Umair Irfan, Wired News, 21 June 2025
Officials wants to get rid of their septic tanks, long a source of pollution, and export the island’s waste through the sewer pipes of nearby Surfside, home to Brady’s ex Gisele Bundchen.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Aisha Tyler, who plays Dr. Tara Lewis on the long-running crime drama, opened up about the girls-only festivities where the rosé's flowing and the gossip is piping hot — and which of her costars is most jealous to not score an invite — during this week's PEOPLE in 10.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 11 June 2025
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Noun
And while recovering methane is ultimately profitable over time, the margins aren’t often big enough to make the up-front investment of better pipes, monitoring equipment, or scrubbers worthwhile for them.
—Umair Irfan, Wired News, 21 June 2025
Officials wants to get rid of their septic tanks, long a source of pollution, and export the island’s waste through the sewer pipes of nearby Surfside, home to Brady’s ex Gisele Bundchen.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Verb
There’s a faucet on the eastern end of the campground where water from the creek is piped, but upon my arrival, the trough where the water came out was covered in thick green algae.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Aisha Tyler, who plays Dr. Tara Lewis on the long-running crime drama, opened up about the girls-only festivities where the rosé's flowing and the gossip is piping hot — and which of her costars is most jealous to not score an invite — during this week's PEOPLE in 10.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe
Noun
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By now, the show has become a reliably authentic dialogue within the Black community — during the past two presidential elections, Charlamagne was the go-to conduit between Democratic politicians and undecided Black voters.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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The Strait of Hormuz, which passes along the Iranian coast, is a conduit for about one-fifth of global oil supplies.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Brent Crude was $68 per barrel this morning, remaining below its peak from a few days ago when the U.S. bombed Iran.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Despite efforts to pivot to other sources of energy to fight climate change, the global economy runs on oil — more than 100 million barrels per day, and increasing.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Jurors also convicted him on two counts of bribery and one Travel Act violation related to payments funneled to Madigan associates for do-nothing ComEd subcontracts.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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On the left-hand side of the stage, fans funnelled directly into a pen that added more pressure to fans against barriers with no route of escape.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Essentially, the Red Sox fans were chirping the Yankees fans about giving Narvaez away, while the Yankees fans argued that Wells is actually better and that New York made the right choice.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
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All around this verdant peninsula on Italy’s Tuscan coast, the swifts chirped ecstatically, as if broadcasting the news: Breakfast cakes are warm!—
Ashley Baker,
Air Mail,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Its off-size pre-rolls come in stylish green or white tins and tubes, while its charitable arm, the Bailey Legacy Fund, supports local animal rescues.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Serum tubes with blood samples from patients are processed in the central medical laboratory of the St. Georg Clinic in Leipzig.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
Verb
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As the co-chairman continues to push the need to channel that inner 10-year-old, the episode switches to home movie footage of the players as kids, interspersed with match action from the game against Charlton.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Ministers will argue that, with tax relief to private pension contributions costing £46.8 billion in 2022-23, the latest year for which figures are available, they are entitled to ask for more pension savings to be channelled toward the U.K. economy.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The contrast piping also makes for a charming detail.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2025
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Place in a piping bag or a ziplock plastic bag; refrigerate until ready to use.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
2 June 2025
Verb
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More details about what Blanchett’s cameo portends for the future of the Squid Game franchise — like, who might direct a new U.S. season, who else would star and/or how involved series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk will be — can be expected from Netflix in the weeks and months ahead.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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Recognizing this short deadline, the space agency has directed European scientists and engineers to begin preliminary work on the mission.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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“Pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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