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Recent Examples of flue
Peoples Gas has been onsite multiple times over the winter and identified the boiler exhaust flue as a potential source of the sporadic smell, district officials said.
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
But Chaplin lets in enough fresh air to make the reader care about things like flue innovations and the proliferation of affordable thermometers.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
The Groton Emergency Dispatch Center received a 911 call around 1:43 a.m. from resident of a townhouse on Driftwood Circle reporting a fire in the furnace and flue exhaust area of the residence, according to Capt. Gregory J. McCarthy of the Groton Police Department.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
This debris can block the flue and pose a fire risk.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
But Chaplin lets in enough fresh air to make the reader care about things like flue innovations and the proliferation of affordable thermometers.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
The Groton Emergency Dispatch Center received a 911 call around 1:43 a.m. from resident of a townhouse on Driftwood Circle reporting a fire in the furnace and flue exhaust area of the residence, according to Capt. Gregory J. McCarthy of the Groton Police Department.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
This debris can block the flue and pose a fire risk.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flue
Noun
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The wreckage includes many shipping containers, vehicles and the chimney of a former residence on the property.—
Nathaniel Levine,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
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The fireplace is designed to contain open flames and vent the smoke produced by the burning wood through the chimney.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 July 2025
Noun
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At Farm Central, the Seabrook headquarters, a brick smokestack, built by Kelly Brickworks in Philadelphia, with the name SEABROOK painted vertically, rose 225 feet in the air.—
John Seabrook
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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None deny minority neighborhoods on the South and West sides suffer more from the dirty air, water and soil that historically came from steel mills, smokestacks and truck traffic.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
Noun
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It can be used to clean the exterior vent outside your house and the dryer duct itself.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 July 2025
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The low-noise heat pump distributes heating through floor ducts, assisted by electrical boosters that accelerate heating of the air.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Manyo Club pipes pure onsen water from a nearby spring into over five indoor and outdoor pools.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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The total cost of the project to separate sewage from stormwater pipes and to store waste totals $170 million, and the last of the work is projected to be finished around 2040.—
Justin Doughty,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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“Flue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flue. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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