Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrants
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Fire engineers are typically responsible for maintaining fire engines and other equipment, driving fire engines, and connecting hoses to hydrants and other water sources, in addition to standard firefighter duties.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
18 May 2026 -
Following the fire last month, Pernerewski said officials found that the two hydrants likely became blocked with debris and that residue had gotten stuck in the pipes.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Investigating active government officials in Mexico is a new strategy for the United States, which in the past refrained from targeting sitting leaders in allied countries with criminal investigations because of the clear political ramifications.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Beyond their immediate impact, experts say such attacks are part of a broader Russian strategy to sow fear among ordinary people and increase public pressure on Ukraine’s leaders to end the war.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The new generators packed in many more tubes, which led to quicker wear, which led to a leak of radioactive steam.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Khanna’s second stop on the trip was JM Steel in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, a plant turning hulking steel coils into solar tracker tubes for the company Nextpower.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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Ursula stared up from the gloomy nave at the enormous mahogany machine booming from the balcony and, rising from it, those shining, impossible banks of pipes that reached into the arches above.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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New York City's sewer network is complex, with pipes spanning over 7,400 miles.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Before installing the new system, the team will thoroughly inspect all accessible ducts for gaps, loose joints or loose crimping (the method used to fit ductwork snuggly together).—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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What actually happens is that when your fingertips are submerged, a small amount of water enters the sweat ducts on the skin’s surface.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The conduits that link the pads to the octagon structures may contain fiber-optic cables for communications, Kristensen and Neill said.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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In trying to cut out the conduits, the ECB tread a dangerous path.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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There are just five guest rooms, but each channels the casual elegance of surrounding Healdsburg, with a calming palette and beds prepped with the softest Matouk sheets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Americans of Kokopeli’s vintage are old enough to remember TV-watching as restricted by the times shows went on-air, by the channels their parents paid for, and by the public service announcements they were forced to get through during morning cartoons.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Species stocked in Lake Powell for sporting purposes swam the reservoir for decades without creating a clear threat to the river below until the warm surface water sank nearer the hydropower intakes, called penstocks.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Fire hydrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20hydrants. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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