the pipeline
noun
: the system for developing and producing something
the next wave of products to come down the pipeline
Newer treatments for the disease are in the pipeline.
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Launched in 2011, the pipeline replacement program was initially funded by a 10-year legislative rider enabling the utility to automatically pass the costs along to customers.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
There are not any nor'easters or big winter storms in the pipeline (yet) but certainly enough to keep us on our toes right through the weekend.
—Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
And the Sharks have no obvious replacement for him — no young whippersnapper in the pipeline ready for his moment.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Multifamily rents are starting to ease, as a record level of new supply continues to make it through the pipeline.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
There are not any nor'easters or big winter storms in the pipeline (yet) but certainly enough to keep us on our toes right through the weekend.
—Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
And the Sharks have no obvious replacement for him — no young whippersnapper in the pipeline ready for his moment.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Multifamily rents are starting to ease, as a record level of new supply continues to make it through the pipeline.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the pipeline
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“The pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pipeline. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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