chimney

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Recent Examples of chimney The city states that humans should never feed wild animals; residents should cover gardens, window wells, home foundations and chimneys or fireplaces with screens; and store garbage safely so animals cannot get to it. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 1 July 2025 With their grand neo-Renaissance chimneys and imposing chandeliers, the reception rooms were designed to impress. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 June 2025 That being said, chimney cleaning is another task that should be handled by a professional who specializes in that area and has the right tools and knowledge to do it safely and effectively. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 June 2025 Black or white smoke bellowing from a Sistine Chapel chimney represents the cardinals' voting decisions for the day. Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for chimney
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Noun
  • This is because that process requires a substantial amount of energy to heat, cool, and pump solvents that absorb CO2 from the flue gases.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2017
  • The four-story house was built into a hillside and featured concrete walls, gabled tile roofs, balustrade terraces, arched portico and a chimney with six flues, the city of Capitola wrote in an application seeking to include the building on the National Register of Historic Places.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • At Farm Central, the Seabrook headquarters, a brick smokestack, built by Kelly Brickworks in Philadelphia, with the name SEABROOK painted vertically, rose 225 feet in the air.
    John Seabrook June 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
  • None deny minority neighborhoods on the South and West sides suffer more from the dirty air, water and soil that historically came from steel mills, smokestacks and truck traffic.
    Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Manyo Club pipes pure onsen water from a nearby spring into over five indoor and outdoor pools.
    Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
  • The total cost of the project to separate sewage from stormwater pipes and to store waste totals $170 million, and the last of the work is projected to be finished around 2040.
    Justin Doughty, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Our home’s ventilation is only as good as the air vents and ducts are clean.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
  • Eye drops and tear duct plugs can help treat dry eyes, while medications and stress relief can help relieve headaches. Consider speaking to your healthcare provider if dry eyes or headaches are interfering with your daily life or causing extreme symptoms.
    Sarah Hudgens, Health, 17 May 2025

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“Chimney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimney. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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