chimney

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Recent Examples of chimney Some traditions are timeless − black smoke from the chimney after a vote means no candidate has received the necessary votes. John Bacon, USA Today, 9 May 2025 White smoke billowed out of the chimney above the Sistine Chapel Thursday evening. Zoë Richards, NBC news, 9 May 2025 White Smoke Billows from Vatican Chimney White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, signaling that a new pope—the 267th leader of the Catholic Church—had been chosen on the second day of the conclave. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025 On Wednesday evening, black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that no new pope had been selected. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for chimney
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimney
Noun
  • 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
  • If using a fireplace, make sure the chimney flue is open and stay awake while the fire is burning.
    Dr. Mishal Reja, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Wildfire smoke is starting to erode the world’s progress in cleaning up pollution from tailpipes and smokestacks, as climate change supercharges fires, scientists have said.
    Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Some are emitted directly from a source, such as construction sites, unpaved roads, fields, smokestacks or fires.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In January, hundreds of residents were evacuated from the Patrick Sullivan Senior Apartments on the Near West Side due to a burst pipe, which resulted in flooding and the loss of heat and hot water.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
  • If a thick layer of wet coffee grounds is placed around a plant, a water-resistant barrier is formed (ask a plumber what the grounds do to your plumbing pipes).
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • In addition, those homes are connected to a duct system that is inadequate for the HVAC system.
    Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • General Motors The narrow sculptural lighting elements in the front frame large air ducts, which will likely help keep drag down to a minimum.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2025

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