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Recent Examples of chute
Do yourself a favor and take the time to properly inspect the machine, tighten any fasteners, check for wear on the rotor paddles, scrapers, and skid shoes, and ensure that the auger and chute are free of obstructions.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
Powerful Performance in Deep and Wet Snow Yarbo’s rc snowblower uses dual-stage clearing, a heavy-duty steel auger, and a durable chute to handle wet snow.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
Clean the dispenser and ice chute as well, as those are areas where mold tends to grow.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
Passengers were reportedly stuck on board until engineers were able to manually detach the chute, which took about an hour, per the New York Post.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
Powerful Performance in Deep and Wet Snow Yarbo’s rc snowblower uses dual-stage clearing, a heavy-duty steel auger, and a durable chute to handle wet snow.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
Clean the dispenser and ice chute as well, as those are areas where mold tends to grow.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
Passengers were reportedly stuck on board until engineers were able to manually detach the chute, which took about an hour, per the New York Post.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chute
Noun
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Go rock climbing, take a ski lesson, snowshoe, kayak, or book a white water rafting tour.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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Learn how to use Vaseline and a few other common household products to remove white water rings.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One of the actors hired for the video shoot has a personal connection to kinship care.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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While Boone did as many as 30 flips during the ad shoot, says Jones, Stiller’s dangerous flops were really the work of stunt personnel, one of whom fell onto a foam drum kit that was constructed with the use of a 3-D printer.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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One 2025 honoree, marketing team member Jennifer Gorman, started with Dollywood in 1995 on the log flume.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2026
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Your average boat ride is powered by the water flowing through the flume — which impacts the speed, spacing and orientation of the ride vehicles.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Chute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chute. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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