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as in pipes
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 canals
an open man-made passageway for water
water flowed along the conduit to the fountain
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Recent Examples of conduits
Unlike rigid processes, pathways are living conduits.
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Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil.
—Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
Established under the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which was designed to protect First Amendment rights online in the early days of the Internet, the law shielded tech companies from liability as they were considered merely third-party conduits of content, not content producers themselves.
—Mark Guarino, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2025
The complaints say some Boeing 737, Boeing 757 and Airbus A321 planes contain seats that would typically contain windows, but lack them because of the placement of air conditioning ducts, electrical conduits or other components.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Delta’s smaller fleet has a similar composition of aircraft with these windowless configurations, usually the result of the patterns of internal air conditioning duction or electrical conduits.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
The complaints say some Boeing 737, Boeing 757 and Airbus A321 planes contain seats that would normally contain windows, but lack them because of the placement of air conditioning ducts, electrical conduits or other components.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Meltwater can collect inside massive systems of ice caves, or conduits.
—Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil.
—Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
Established under the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which was designed to protect First Amendment rights online in the early days of the Internet, the law shielded tech companies from liability as they were considered merely third-party conduits of content, not content producers themselves.
—Mark Guarino, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2025
The complaints say some Boeing 737, Boeing 757 and Airbus A321 planes contain seats that would typically contain windows, but lack them because of the placement of air conditioning ducts, electrical conduits or other components.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Delta’s smaller fleet has a similar composition of aircraft with these windowless configurations, usually the result of the patterns of internal air conditioning duction or electrical conduits.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
The complaints say some Boeing 737, Boeing 757 and Airbus A321 planes contain seats that would normally contain windows, but lack them because of the placement of air conditioning ducts, electrical conduits or other components.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Meltwater can collect inside massive systems of ice caves, or conduits.
—Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conduits
Noun
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Batons, sticks, pipes, and small arms are among their favorite weapons.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Included is a set of pipes at the front of the sanctuary, behind the pulpit, called the Chancel Swell, which is used when the organ is played for smaller gatherings.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More recently, from 2013 to 2014, Gardin documented the destructive transit of cruise ships through Venice’s delicate canals—a grotesque symbol for the domination of the city, and the country, by tourism and big business.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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From the tulip fields to the canals of Amsterdam, the Netherlands is home to a wide variety of beautiful attractions.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But now European and American scientists are exploring whether the first human Martians could find refuge via dormant volcanos scattered across the Red Planet, inside lava tubes that criss-cross the Mars underground.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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There’s the laughing loft and the wacky tubes.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There have been various similar streamer-broadcaster partnerships struck in 2025, with Netflix’s agreement to carry the live channels and on-demand content from France’s TF1 starting 2026 arguably the most eye-catching.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Join Zax Rewardz and keep an eye out on Zaxby’s social channels for exclusive offers this week.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Below, San Angelo gives us several methods for cleaning bathroom sink drains, her best tips on how to avoid a clogged bathroom sink, and what to avoid when cleaning your bathroom sink drain.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Conduits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conduits. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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