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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
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that copyright holders cannot use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to subpoena internet providers that merely act as conduits for infringing material.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Meltwater can collect inside massive systems of ice caves, or conduits.
—Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Chinese producers could use Vietnam as a conduit for avoiding U.S. retaliatory tariffs.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
This is before Doom sends Franklin to hell and uses his goddaughter Valeria as a magical conduit.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 28 July 2025
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Meltwater can collect inside massive systems of ice caves, or conduits.
—Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Chinese producers could use Vietnam as a conduit for avoiding U.S. retaliatory tariffs.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
This is before Doom sends Franklin to hell and uses his goddaughter Valeria as a magical conduit.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conduit
Noun
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Since late 2023, the sewage district has been working to rehabilitate the pipes in case of a weather event like this month's storm.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Lacroix passed away in 2020, but his son Eric will be on the Avs’ bench and his grandson Max, a goalie for Boston University, will get some time in between the pipes.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
22 Aug. 2025
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Take a quick detour to see the Pulgas Water Temple, a Beaux Arts memorial and reflecting pool marking the western end of the Hetch Hetchy aqueduct, which brings drinking water from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite to the Peninsula.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
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Builders in ancient Rome used a special kind of ancient concrete to construct their aqueducts, bridges, and buildings.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
30 July 2025
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Short cuts of pasta, especially those with ridges or tubes to embrace more of the glossy sauce, are terrific with vodka sauce.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Aug. 2025
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The company's latest model, the Omnipod 5, is a small device that's completely user-friendly and delivers insulin without the use of cumbersome tubes or injections, simplifying the lives of those with diabetes immensely.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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This time of year, Venetian cuisine—such as pumpkin risotto, lagoon crab and polenta with mushrooms—is at its best and, as the city prepares for winter, the canals and narrow streets, known as calle, are noticeably quieter.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Small streams, creeks, canals, and ditches may become swollen and overflow in spots. - Flood waters can enter a few structures, especially in usually vulnerable spots.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Aug. 2025
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Still, victims of the channels continue to wait for recognition – even if most of them remain in the shadows.—
CNN Staff 20 hr ago,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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Also be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me here on this blog.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
24 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 29 Aug. 2025.
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