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Recent Examples of chimney
Over the past few months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania.
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Stephen McGrath,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
One submission included AnneMarie Branch-Winic’s childhood home, which belonged to her mother for 71 years and featured detailed vines weaving through the brick chimney and an American flag standing next to a sycamore tree.
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Sam Mulick,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
The storybook structure has a pointed roof, crooked chimney, and the general appearance of something out of a Brothers Grimm illustration.
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David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The dessert cones are inspired by the popular chimney cakes in Prague.
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Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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Stephen McGrath,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
One submission included AnneMarie Branch-Winic’s childhood home, which belonged to her mother for 71 years and featured detailed vines weaving through the brick chimney and an American flag standing next to a sycamore tree.
—
Sam Mulick,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
The storybook structure has a pointed roof, crooked chimney, and the general appearance of something out of a Brothers Grimm illustration.
—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The dessert cones are inspired by the popular chimney cakes in Prague.
—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimney
Noun
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Ray is also an alcoholic, hiding bottles in a toilet tank, an attic, a fireplace flue, even filling a soda bottle with booze for his workout.
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Chinese media described the process as a closed system in which flue gas enters one end of the pipeline and fertiliser emerges from the other.
Noun
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Thick, black smoke and occasional flames spewed from the Moscow Oil Refinery amid its red-and-white smokestacks on the southeastern edge of the city, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the Kremlin.
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These modular reactors can eventually be connected directly to active factory smokestacks and local agricultural biorefineries.
Noun
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The project includes replacing ageing electrical wiring, pipes and heating.
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Replacing the canals with pressurized pipes could save a lot of water.
Noun
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But that was quickly dismissed after Turkish media reported that their hotel was dealing with a bedbug infestation, with the insecticide gas believed to have seeped into their room through a bathroom ventilation duct.
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Labor, possible duct modifications and the recurring cost of cartridges or oils are the rest.
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“Chimney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimney. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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