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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But the indefatigable singer-actress-philanthropist has, as usual, numerous projects in the pipeline.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 June 2025
With six projects already underway—totaling 727 rental units and $461 million in development—and another $1.1 billion in the pipeline, Heartwood isn’t playing small.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Several affordable housing projects remain in the pipeline.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Brand and retail partnerships are in the pipeline, too.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 June 2025
With six projects already underway—totaling 727 rental units and $461 million in development—and another $1.1 billion in the pipeline, Heartwood isn’t playing small.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Several affordable housing projects remain in the pipeline.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Brand and retail partnerships are in the pipeline, too.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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