as in pipes
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 ducts
Clean Vents and Air Ducts These are an easy place to overlook, but dust and pet hair can accumulate in vents and ducts and lead to respiratory issues.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
About 80% of breast cancers are the invasive ductal type, which occurs when cancer cells grow in the milk ducts and invade the surrounding breast tissue.
—Dr. Jamie Parkerson, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
This matters because most breast cancers begin in glandular and fibrous tissues, specifically the milk ducts or lobules.
—Jennie Durant, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Enhancements for air management included NACA ducts and the car’s character-defining rear wing.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
The diagnosis was invasive lobular carcinoma, a common cancer that begins in the breast ducts.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
This assault on audience members’ tear ducts is of course great news for Hamnet and its distributor, Focus Features, which wants to position Hamnet as a top Oscar contender heading into the end of the year.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Word of the raid spread across the property, triggering a scramble among workers who attempted to flee, with some running to a sewage pond and others hiding in air ducts.
—Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 6 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
Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
About 80% of breast cancers are the invasive ductal type, which occurs when cancer cells grow in the milk ducts and invade the surrounding breast tissue.
—Dr. Jamie Parkerson, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
This matters because most breast cancers begin in glandular and fibrous tissues, specifically the milk ducts or lobules.
—Jennie Durant, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Enhancements for air management included NACA ducts and the car’s character-defining rear wing.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
The diagnosis was invasive lobular carcinoma, a common cancer that begins in the breast ducts.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
This assault on audience members’ tear ducts is of course great news for Hamnet and its distributor, Focus Features, which wants to position Hamnet as a top Oscar contender heading into the end of the year.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Word of the raid spread across the property, triggering a scramble among workers who attempted to flee, with some running to a sewage pond and others hiding in air ducts.
—Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 6 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ducts
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The chemical was a component of firefighting foam and a processing aid to make a kind of plastic used in circuit boards, valves and pipes.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Filth Flies Little filth flies such as drain flies breed in sludge and decaying matter that can build up in drain pipes, says Oi.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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Only the means, the conduits of misinformation, and the overall enshittification have changed.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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The San Pablo Bay Pipeline is the larger of two conduits carrying crude to Northern California.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In some cases, Ursuța has fused and cut tubes of glass into irregular, patterned surfaces.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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In total, approximately 4,500 Marines and sailors have been 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.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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Sponsor is not responsible for any lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, mutilated, postage due or mechanically reproduced Entries or Entries that have been tampered with or not obtained through legitimate channels, all of which will be disqualified.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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The franchise has a massive global digital ecosystem, garnering over 48 billion views on YouTube, with more than 43 million subscribers across 31 localized channels.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Oct. 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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“Ducts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ducts. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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