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
Enhancements for air management included NACA ducts and the car’s character-defining rear wing.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ducts
Noun
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Install storm shutters and stormproof glass in your windows, and fortify caulking and sealing around the house, including around pipes.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Inspectors observed a gap around the facility’s pipes beneath the three-compartment sink.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
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 6 Oct. 2025.
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