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Recent Examples of chimney
What is the average cost for cleaning a chimney?
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Think layers of molding on the mantel, picture molding on the chimney, decorative tile, maybe even some corbels.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Early reports indicate the explosion came from a chimney within the Mitchel Houses building, according to a statement from officials.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
One of these is the Lost City, a vast hydrothermal field at the bottom of the Atlantic—a kind of unique prehistoric hotbed of massive, dramatic chimney spires venting chemical reactions that scientists have been studying for clues to how life on Earth (and other planets) began.
—Bonnie Tsui, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Think layers of molding on the mantel, picture molding on the chimney, decorative tile, maybe even some corbels.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Early reports indicate the explosion came from a chimney within the Mitchel Houses building, according to a statement from officials.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
One of these is the Lost City, a vast hydrothermal field at the bottom of the Atlantic—a kind of unique prehistoric hotbed of massive, dramatic chimney spires venting chemical reactions that scientists have been studying for clues to how life on Earth (and other planets) began.
—Bonnie Tsui, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimney
Noun
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An inspection also calls attention safety issues that require repairs, like cracks, a deteriorating liner, or problems with the flue or chimney cap.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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But the couple didn’t buy for the archaeological finds, which also showed up behind fireplace flues.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The element that sets the 95-suite 679-foot ship apart is its signature Funnel Suite, reminiscent of the smokestacks of early-20th-century ocean liners.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
28 Sep. 2025
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In the 1700’s a factory smokestack in England was spewing smoking ashes onto a neighboring property.—
Christopher A. Combs,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For now, imagine a skater launching off a quarter pipe two thousand feet high, then somersaulting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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That fingerprint was sufficient enough to qualify for a warrant to search the rest of the Norman home, where tests of the pipes leading out of the washing machine revealed some matter containing Beryl’s DNA.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Glandular tissue — the part made of milk ducts and supportive structures — responds to hormones.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Huguley was taken to a baseball field, duct-taped to a bench, doused in gasoline and lit on fire, according to state authorities.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Chimney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimney. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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