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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Makeup artist Emily Cheng used almost every product in Hailey Bieber’s arsenal — including the new Peptide Lip Boost Plumping Lip Mask in Sugarmint and Caffeine Reset Sculpting Cream Mask — as well as one blush in the pipeline.
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Budapest and Kyiv are increasingly in conflict about the fate of the pipeline.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
That doesn’t just thin the pipeline at the top.
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The organization will coordinate the transition of existing home repair projects and begin construction on homes already in the pipeline.
—Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
Budapest and Kyiv are increasingly in conflict about the fate of the pipeline.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
That doesn’t just thin the pipeline at the top.
—Michael Fealey, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2026
The organization will coordinate the transition of existing home repair projects and begin construction on homes already in the pipeline.
—Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
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 4 Mar. 2026.
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