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Recent Examples of fire hydrant
Mahomes and Allen can turn a fire hydrant into a Pro Bowl receiver.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
In one of the spy spoof’s great running gags, his resentful Agent 13 would pop up in mailboxes, grandfather clocks, fire hydrants, planters, etc. while on uncomfortable undercover assignments.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Wilson was built like a fire hydrant at 190 pounds and produced huge power.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Fuller alerted residents in her memo that the city is allowing red and green paint between the white lines in crosswalks and that fire hydrants can be painted in the colors.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
In one of the spy spoof’s great running gags, his resentful Agent 13 would pop up in mailboxes, grandfather clocks, fire hydrants, planters, etc. while on uncomfortable undercover assignments.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Wilson was built like a fire hydrant at 190 pounds and produced huge power.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Fuller alerted residents in her memo that the city is allowing red and green paint between the white lines in crosswalks and that fire hydrants can be painted in the colors.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrant
Noun
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The serum blends powerful hydrants with pore-limiting ingredients for a gentle formula that helps deliver glass skin, even to those struggling with breakouts or uneven skin texture.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many hydrants failed to dispense water.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For now, imagine a skater launching off a quarter pipe two thousand feet high, then somersaulting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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That fingerprint was sufficient enough to qualify for a warrant to search the rest of the Norman home, where tests of the pipes leading out of the washing machine revealed some matter containing Beryl’s DNA.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
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But just six weeks after giving birth, Moreno decided to have her tubes tied.—
NPR,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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Most of the production line is automated to limit human contact, with the vials being washed and sterilized and then filled with fentanyl using long rubber tubes.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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Glandular tissue — the part made of milk ducts and supportive structures — responds to hormones.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Huguley was taken to a baseball field, duct-taped to a bench, doused in gasoline and lit on fire, according to state authorities.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Decisions made in Gyeongju are non-binding — and leaders have faced difficulty reaching consensus in the past including on thorny issues like Russia’s war in Ukraine.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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In Axios, Alexander Solender and Marc Caputo report on the half-dozen labor leaders who have urged Democrats to vote for government funding and end the shutdown without conditions.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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But the nonprofit did so discreetly, using the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian organization, as a conduit for the funds.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Middle managers—those crucial conduits between strategy and execution—feel less psychologically safe than both their bosses and their teams.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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 6 Nov. 2025.
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