as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
air ducts to provide ventilation
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Recent Examples of duct
Disconnect the dryer duct from the dryer.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Common issues include challenges with the baby latching onto your nipple, sore nipples, low milk supply, thrush, plugged milk ducts, inflammation of the breast (mastitis), and inverted nipples.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
The electrician had been working on a construction project at Harlem Hospital, fixing the building’s fire alarm system and testing the HVAC, sticking his head into ducts.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 25 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
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Common issues include challenges with the baby latching onto your nipple, sore nipples, low milk supply, thrush, plugged milk ducts, inflammation of the breast (mastitis), and inverted nipples.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
The electrician had been working on a construction project at Harlem Hospital, fixing the building’s fire alarm system and testing the HVAC, sticking his head into ducts.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 25 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duct
Noun
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Gamers will appreciate the efficient airflow design with the new Cryo-Chamber that helps pull cool air into the system through 2 fans, 3 copper heat pipes, and 4 exhaust vents.—
Sherrie Nachman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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On the platform, around the clock, the racket of metal bore pipes and machinery, the drilling grime and the speckled mud mingled with the quieter, cleaner work of scientists in trailers converted to pristine labs and processing posts.—
Rodrique Ngowi,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Western States Petroleum Association has been warning California lawmakers since last year that dwindling Central Valley oil production risked shuttering pipelines such as the San Pablo Bay conduit.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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By February, Dudek had become the conduit between DOGE and the SSA, alerting top agency officials that DOGE wanted to work at headquarters.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Passing through clear plastic tubes, muck was sliced into disks like hockey pucks.—
Rodrique Ngowi,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The water condenses on the glass and flows down a tube to emerge as fresh, drinkable water.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Paramount has nurtured Pluto TV, which has lagged a bit in recent years but has been a pioneer in the FAST business, while WBD has shown an appetite to use its deep library to drive FAST channels and AVOD license deals.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Processing channels like frozen, dried, purees, sauces, and meal kits offer enormous potential to utilize every strawberry, apple, and tomato that comes out of the field.—
Ivanka Trump,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Duct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duct. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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