chimney stack

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Recent Examples of chimney stack Hedwig, blinkered by the bounty of her domestic environs, seemingly ignores the infernal light and smoke from nearby chimney stacks, and otherwise blocks out the machinery of mass death: the barking of guard dogs, the rumbling of crematoria, the crack of pistols, the screams of prisoners. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimney stack
Noun
  • 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
  • Smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney represents where the decision process is for selecting the next Pope.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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
  • Carbon capture generally refers to the practice of removing carbon dioxide from sources like smokestacks or fossil fuel power plants.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 28 May 2025
  • The administration is shredding the E.P.A.’s staff and budget and wants to revoke its two most powerful climate regulations: limits on pollution from tailpipes and smokestacks.
    David Gelles, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.
    Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023
  • Cathcart is referring to the plumbing that the vanity's sink and faucet connect to—the water lines and waste pipe connect to the underside of the sink via the bendy P-trap pipe.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
Noun
  • This suburban Milwaukee community is increasing its water rate by 22% South Milwaukee’s water rates are increasing by about 22% to recover costs of multiple construction projects, including lead pipe replacements.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
  • Back in 2001, some anthropologists got permission from a museum to borrow twenty-four clay pipe fragments that had been dug up in the small town of Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare used to live.
    Sam Kelly July 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Housed in its signature slim silver tube, this sheer yet buildable lip color delivers a rich plum tint that magically flatters nearly everyone.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 July 2025
  • Its attached solar panel charges all day, then automatically lights up the glass tube after hours for easier nighttime reading of the gauge.
    Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • These dampers act as a block at the main duct trunk line, causing your system to function like there isn’t a vent in that particular room at all.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
  • When the gland’s duct is blocked, a swelling or stye may result.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • One hole was for the electric box for the 120-volt outlet, and the other hole was for a one-gang electric box the conduit that would house the fiber optic cable.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
  • Take Letters to Wendy’s, which tells its story via a year’s worth of customer comment cards, all submitted by an unnamed narrator who treats the fast-food space as a conduit for existential riffing.
    Dan Leach July 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025

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“Chimney stack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimney%20stack. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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