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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
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
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the vehicle crashed into a tree and/or fire hydrant.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 May 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 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
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the vehicle crashed into a tree and/or fire hydrant.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 May 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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But now, without improved results between the pipes, the Atlantic Division win the Leafs earned last season feels improbable.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Spoon or pipe yolk mixture into egg white halves.—
Maddy Bendgen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 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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Mounted externally on the KSOT, the ‘Piranha’ torpedo was loaded into the starboard-side launch tube.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Acid reflux occurs when stomach acid travels back up from the stomach into the esophagus (tube connecting the throat to the stomach).—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The president worked with Gifford Pinchot—the US Forest Service’s first leader—on a publicity campaign in this realm, and came to appoint a commission in 1903 that held public hearings and investigations the president knew would grab headlines.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sustainable transformation isn’t achieved by a mandate; instead, it’s driven by leaders who focus on people first.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The FinCEN Files show how banks remain vital conduits in moving illicit money out of reach.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yo have that was like this gift from the universe, this great version of this Tom Petty song where Buddy takes the lead, sets it up and becomes this great kind of conduit between the two of us.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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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 13 Nov. 2025.
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