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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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There are emotionally unavailable hunters, and white water rafting trips that indicate the end of love.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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There is plenty to do outdoors, like boating, kayaking, white water rafting, hiking, skiing, and more.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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One afternoon Camacho paused on a trail and stripped the shoots of the duroia tree to reveal tiny ants living inside.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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When shoots are a foot or so long cut them back 4 to 6 inches.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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Their native dirt pile, which sits atop Mason Mountain, is brought down to the water flume for people of all ages to sift through.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
20 Dec. 2025
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“Chute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chute. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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