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Recent Examples of fire hydrant
Examples of the types of infractions in question include parking without a city sticker, parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant and parking in a fire lane.
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or 20 feet of a crosswalk is prohibited.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, a fire hydrant covered in snow and ice had to be dug out, causing a delay in operations.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Much of the equipment brought in from other places did not fit the fire hydrant and hose couplings that Baltimore used.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or 20 feet of a crosswalk is prohibited.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, a fire hydrant covered in snow and ice had to be dug out, causing a delay in operations.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Much of the equipment brought in from other places did not fit the fire hydrant and hose couplings that Baltimore used.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrant
Noun
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Keep hydrants clear so FDNY members can quickly get water on a fire.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Spring-fed wells provide all of the property’s water, including for the fire-hydrant and sprinkler system.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her mighty pipes are as unstoppable as her flair for mascara-melting melodrama.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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Investigators found that in both cases, gas pipes feeding the homes had pulled loose from their couplings as soil expanded and contracted, allowing dangerous levels of gas to build up, setting the stage for the explosions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.—
Kevin Cortez,
Popular Mechanics,
25 May 2023
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Cathcart is referring to the plumbing that the vanity's sink and faucet connect to—the water lines and waste pipe connect to the underside of the sink via the bendy P-trap pipe.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2023
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During the procedure, a catheter, or tiny flexible tube, is inserted into a blood vessel and snaked into the heart to view the coronary and/or pulmonary arteries up close.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Pemberton went to Paris and to expert Baschet musician Thomas Bloch to record the ‘40s-era organ made of glass tubes of varying length, played with wet fingertips.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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And the duct work may need to be modified.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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Sound collected by a deer’s large, swiveling outer ears is funneled through small, conical ducts into these bulbous structures protecting the middle and inner ears.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The leader of Denmark's Social Democrats, Mette Frederiksen, is pictured on the street at Nytorv in Aalborg, on March 24, 2026 during the parliamentary election in Denmark.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Union leaders and federal officials say empty gas tanks, childcare expenses and the threat of eviction keep more screeners from showing up the longer the shutdown continues.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s threats and attacks on vessels in the Gulf have raised the risk of transit enough to stop almost all traffic through the narrow waterway, which is the main conduit for about 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas, plus fertilizers that help grow crops the world relies on.—
Annette Choi,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Further, opponents argued, VT Crowfoot Valley proposed a flagpole annexation, using Crowfoot Valley Road as a narrow connecting conduit to physically link Castle Pines to the Crowsnest site.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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His fireplug vitality surrendered only to his untamed playing, boogie feel and volumes upon volumes of mesmerizing riffs.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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At 41 inches tall and 161 pounds per side, this fireplug of a speaker delivers impressive dynamic range at realistic (live music) levels and will admirably fill all but the most gigantic spaces with detailed yet unfatiguing sound.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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