Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimney stacks
Noun
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Crimson smokestacks tower over parts of downtown Rocky Mount, reminding the town’s roughly 54,000 residents of its roots as a once-booming tobacco market.—
Makiya Seminera,
Fortune,
19 Dec. 2025 -
The Morro Bay site is well-known for three towering 450-foot concrete smokestacks, which, similar to the two 500-foot tall former PG&E smoke stacks at Moss Landing in Monterey County, are among the tallest structures on the California coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Keep boots upright and orderly by using boot trees, cardboard tubes, or even a short length of PVC pipe.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Unopened tubes and cans are both shelf-stable, but once opened, the difference is significant.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There were several holes greater than a quarter-inch on the ceiling panels in the office/storage room, main kitchen near the pipes and in the prep area.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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As one of the oldest gas utilities in the country, BGE’s network of gas pipes includes material, such as cast iron, that has a heightened risk of failure.—
Sofia Gilroy,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Once at the pad, the mobile launcher will have its electrical, environmental control system ducts and cryogenic propellant feeds hooked up and powered on to make sure the rocket is ready to fly.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Yes, cleaning air ducts can ensure the HVAC system is working efficiently, can reduce your energy bill, decrease dust, debris and mold in the home.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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City leaders in El Cajon decided the city will not store homeless individuals’ personal belongings after encampments are cleared.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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City leaders approved a $27 million settlement in 2021 to resolve a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Floyd's family.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Species stocked in Lake Powell for sporting purposes swam the reservoir for decades without creating a clear threat to the river below until the warm surface water sank nearer the hydropower intakes, called penstocks.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The transaction was announced on the USC football program’s official social media channels on Tuesday afternoon.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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That December, the subway was moving along channels that had been bored much earlier.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Angelic children are conduits between life and death.—
Natalia Jiménez-Stuard,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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More than mere armored knights, Paladins are forged as holy conduits.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Chimney stacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimney%20stacks. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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