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Recent Examples of fire hydrant
Applegate’s walk to the fountain can take upwards of an hour roundtrip; some of her homeless neighbors, hoping to save time, settle for nearby fire hydrants.
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Jack Rodriquez-Vars
august 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Wilson was built like a fire hydrant at 190 pounds and produced huge power.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Years later, one of his political opponents printed a flier with a red fire hydrant.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
Many new residents will likely aggravate current practices of illegally parking in front of fire hydrants, in handicapped zones, blocking alley entrances and corner tow zones that are essential for the passage of school buses and emergency vehicles.
—Steve Weinshel, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Jack Rodriquez-Vars
august 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Wilson was built like a fire hydrant at 190 pounds and produced huge power.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Years later, one of his political opponents printed a flier with a red fire hydrant.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
Many new residents will likely aggravate current practices of illegally parking in front of fire hydrants, in handicapped zones, blocking alley entrances and corner tow zones that are essential for the passage of school buses and emergency vehicles.
—Steve Weinshel, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrant
Noun
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The hydrants that the firemen were drawing from ran dry in the middle of the fight, Gonzalez said, and his colleagues had to leave the station in search of water.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Those hydrants were at Lehigh Avenue at Churchill Street, Lehigh Avenue at Dempster Street, the north side of Dempster Street halfway between Lehigh Avenue and Birch Avenue, and Dempster Street at Birch Avenue, the Facebook post states.—
Jessi Virtusio,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 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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Leaking pipes located underground can also attract tree roots.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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If lightning hits your pipes, it could be conducted into the water in your bath or shower.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The little tube directing pure oxygen to my face did, as promised, make my complexion feel extra plump and glowy, too.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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The idea of 24 frames a second, something that is hard to grasp, but in this sequence, in this flow, becomes a seamless moving picture is juxtaposed with with this gas inside of this tube which becomes an eternal glow.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Enhancements for air management included NACA ducts and the car’s character-defining rear wing.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
22 Sep. 2025
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After Dilone kicked this flight attendant, the affidavit says her legs were duct-taped for the safety of others.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Church of England has been without a leader since last November when Justin Welby resigned over a child abuse cover-up scandal.—
Muvija M,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The third is a firebrand conservative who could become the country’s first female leader.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In a natural pregnancy, the placenta is more than a conduit.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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At its core was Vitinha, his elegant playmaking at the base of midfield the classy conduit through which their intricate moves flowed.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2025.
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