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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
The San Pablo Bay Pipeline is the larger of two conduits carrying crude to Northern California.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The project also includes the resurfacing and restriping of the existing parking lot, new accessible parking spaces, new streetlights, conduits for future vehicle charging stations, the replacement of walkways, and stormwater improvements.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Unlike rigid processes, pathways are living conduits.
—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
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The project also includes the resurfacing and restriping of the existing parking lot, new accessible parking spaces, new streetlights, conduits for future vehicle charging stations, the replacement of walkways, and stormwater improvements.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Unlike rigid processes, pathways are living conduits.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conduits
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Quagga mussels and golden mussels, fingernail-sized invaders infesting California waterways, clog the water pumps and pipes responsible for distributing water to millions of people and vast stretches of farmland.—
Pam Marrone,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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If lightning hits your pipes, it could be conducted into the water in your bath or shower.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Resident parrots, monkeys, and sea turtles delight guests, while the beach, multiple swimming pools, and a series of freshwater canals, traversable by boat, provide non-stop activity options.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Iconic sites like Venice’s canals, Florence’s art galleries, Rome’s historic landmarks, and the Amalfi Coast's picturesque towns—like Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello—become easily accessible.—
Andrea Grisdale,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Sep. 2025
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Such tubes are supposed to be brought to Earth for study by NASA's Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission campaign.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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In total, approximately 4,500 Marines and sailors are deployed, supported by a cruiser, several destroyers, and a Los Angeles-class attack submarine equipped with more than 400 missile tubes capable of precision strikes.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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For millennia, qanats—ingenious underground aqueducts—balanced survival with scarcity across the central plateau of Iran.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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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
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There’s also kid-friendly programming from channels like Mother Goose Club for parents who need backup entertainment options mid-flight.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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The images will be on billboards and taxi tops around town and will be featured on both Wells’ and Jack Victor’s social media and web channels.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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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 4 Oct. 2025.
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