fire hydrant

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Recent Examples of fire hydrant The impact sent the second vehicle into a fire hydrant, causing a geyser to erupt, and into the side of a car dealership. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 Police arrested Joseph Centimano, 24, for opening the water to a fire hydrant. Dan Kelly july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 Bathroom Buyers may offer nearly $8,000 less for homes with a fire hydrant red bathroom, and pale pink can potentially cost sellers $6,031 in the bathroom as well. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 22 June 2026 The crew used a nearby fire hydrant to save the house and set up a staging area to protect nearby properties. Sam Mulick, Daily News, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fire hydrant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrant
Noun
  • There’s the fire-hydrant physique, a flat bat path that stays in the zone longer than those of other hitters and lightning-quick hands that often prove to be the difference between making contact and doing damage.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Hillside tanks ran out of water, and many hydrants, particularly in higher-elevation areas, lost pressure and ran dry.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Will any contestants get sucked into a chocolate pipe, Augustus Gloop-style?
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Moments later, Andrew enters the home and lights a pipe before meeting the same fate.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Hundreds of acres of land owned by the Port were rezoned for industrial use, hooked up to new water and waste pipes, and powered by substations installed near the Port after Neal lobbied the local utilities.
    Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Critical components, including the drift tube linac, have required extensive repairs.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • All around the studio are things Wesselmann touched, not only his artworks but his brushes and paint tubes and even a pair of gloves (handily labeled TR and TL, for Tom right hand and Tom left hand).
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Punctal plugs are tiny devices placed in the tear ducts to slow tear drainage.
    Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Then carefully pull it away from the wall and check the duct, clamps, and connections for gaps, tears, or loose sections.
    Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Instead of calling for calm and letting the justice system work, too many political leaders on the left and progressive social influencers either fanned the flames of unrest or failed to act until enormous damage was done.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The leader of the FLDS is Warren Jeffs, who in 2011 was sentenced to life in prison in a case that received significant media attention.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The idea that nourishment serves readily as a conduit is driven home by La Gola, Marcon’s previous film.
    Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Panama Canal is preparing for a sustained reduction in vessel traffic as worsening El Niño conditions squeeze the water supply needed to operate the trade conduit.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 23 Sep. 2026.

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