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as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
the major conduit for carrying water to the military base
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as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
water flowed along the conduit to the fountain
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Recent Examples of conduit
Already a significant conduit in global trade, the Panama Canal plays a major role in facilitating container shipping flow into the U.S.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 July 2025
The cable news channel is a far more powerful conduit to the Trump blue-collar base than the Journal, which has a more upscale audience and has long functioned, in its editorial pages, as a strong advocate for business-friendly, free market policies.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 19 July 2025
And Steve Bannon, Trump’s former adviser, active cheerleader and primary conduit between the Trump camp and Bolsonaro, was even more blunt than the U.S. president.
—Rafael R. Ioris, The Conversation, 14 July 2025
However, this modest rise was largely driven by volatile financial flows through conduit economies in Europe.
—Courtney Fingar, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 July 2025
The cable news channel is a far more powerful conduit to the Trump blue-collar base than the Journal, which has a more upscale audience and has long functioned, in its editorial pages, as a strong advocate for business-friendly, free market policies.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 19 July 2025
And Steve Bannon, Trump’s former adviser, active cheerleader and primary conduit between the Trump camp and Bolsonaro, was even more blunt than the U.S. president.
—Rafael R. Ioris, The Conversation, 14 July 2025
However, this modest rise was largely driven by volatile financial flows through conduit economies in Europe.
—Courtney Fingar, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conduit
Noun
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Dams, straightening, dredging, channelizing, and an unseen network of pipes and drains and overflow tunnels have nearly eliminated the river’s likelihood of overflowing its banks and destroying businesses downtown.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Today this material can seal pipes and brave the ocean.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
8 Aug. 2025
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Water metering dates back to ancient civilizations, in early Rome, where aqueducts transported water throughout the city.—
Stephanie Threinen,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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An additional layer of complexity was the water in the aqueduct, which characters needed to be able to interact with.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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There's a channel that runs down the bottom of the down tube that the cables sit in, held in place by a plastic cover that's screwed onto the frame.—
JOHN TIMMER,
ArsTechnica,
12 Aug. 2025
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An allied invention was the forming tube that compressed the yarns as the strand was made.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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The striking statue is on view at the artists’ Art Zoo Museum in Amsterdam, which opened in June in a 17th century canal house that was previously the Bible Museum.—
Carved,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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The plane trees that line the historic canal, once captured in the glow of childhood and sunlight, are now dying—devastated by an invasive fungal disease known as canker stain.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The 22-year-old is currently the fastest growing creator on YouTube, and has more than 25 billion views on his channel.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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The video can be found on the Sheriff’s Office’s YouTube channel.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Social commerce—shopping experiences integrated directly into social media platforms—is collapsing the traditional sales funnel into a single, interactive moment.—
Catherine Erdly,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Anchored in community colleges and state universities, the program creates on-ramps for students who might otherwise be overlooked in traditional hiring funnels.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
29 July 2025
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“Conduit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conduit. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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