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
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.
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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
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
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.
—Jonathan Stempel, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Commercial airlines regularly fly planes that have at least one row with no window, sometimes to make room for air conditioning ducts or other equipment.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Which is a shame, because the air ducts above the rear fenders, the revised wing design, front valence, and rear bumper design are not only pure class but quintessential Ruf design touches.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
About 80 percent of breast cancers begin in the milk ducts, about 10 percent begin in the lobules and a few begin in other breast tissues.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 4 Mar. 2025
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
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
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.
—Jonathan Stempel, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Commercial airlines regularly fly planes that have at least one row with no window, sometimes to make room for air conditioning ducts or other equipment.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Which is a shame, because the air ducts above the rear fenders, the revised wing design, front valence, and rear bumper design are not only pure class but quintessential Ruf design touches.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
About 80 percent of breast cancers begin in the milk ducts, about 10 percent begin in the lobules and a few begin in other breast tissues.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 4 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ducts
Noun
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Bacteria that live on the insides of pipes in a water system convert that ammonia to nitrite in a process called nitrification.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Later that year, while hospitalized for an alleged appendicitis, Sobhraj took advantage of a blackout caused by the Indo-Pakistani war to escape, slipping out through the drainage pipes.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unlike rigid processes, pathways are living conduits.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil.—
Steven Searcy,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Each vessel is equipped with 32 vertical launch tubes for three types of anti-surface and land-attack cruise missiles, as well as 10 torpedo tubes.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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In images shared on the GoFundMe page, he is seen at the hospital with tubes in his nose and one of his legs severely blistered and bruised all over his shin down to the ankle.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
2 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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“Ducts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ducts. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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