Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flues
Noun
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Crimson smokestacks tower over parts of downtown Rocky Mount, reminding the town’s roughly 54,000 residents of its roots as a once-booming tobacco market.—
Makiya Seminera,
Fortune,
19 Dec. 2025 -
The Morro Bay site is well-known for three towering 450-foot concrete smokestacks, which, similar to the two 500-foot tall former PG&E smoke stacks at Moss Landing in Monterey County, are among the tallest structures on the California coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Temporary air ducts protrude from windows to ventilate spaces under construction in the Capitol.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
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Clean Vents and Air Ducts These are an easy place to overlook, but dust and pet hair can accumulate in vents and ducts and lead to respiratory issues.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Keep monitoring your pipes as they thaw.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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During the initial two years of the project, Antonio Dominguez, the city’s director of water utilities, said 1,000 lead pipes were replaced with copper.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Keep boots upright and orderly by using boot trees, cardboard tubes, or even a short length of PVC pipe.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Unopened tubes and cans are both shelf-stable, but once opened, the difference is significant.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Flues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flues. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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