as in pipes
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
a penstock carried water for the waterwheel
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Noun
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Until then, the NWS urges residents to take precautionary measures like insulating pipes and covering sensitive plants.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025 -
Drain pipes beneath the soda machine lacked a minimum 1-inch air gap.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Only the means, the conduits of misinformation, and the overall enshittification have changed.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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The San Pablo Bay Pipeline is the larger of two conduits carrying crude to Northern California.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In some cases, Ursuța has fused and cut tubes of glass into irregular, patterned surfaces.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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In total, approximately 4,500 Marines and sailors have been deployed, supported by a cruiser, several destroyers, and a Los Angeles-class attack submarine equipped with more than 400 missile tubes capable of precision strikes.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sponsor is not responsible for any lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, mutilated, postage due or mechanically reproduced Entries or Entries that have been tampered with or not obtained through legitimate channels, all of which will be disqualified.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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The franchise has a massive global digital ecosystem, garnering over 48 billion views on YouTube, with more than 43 million subscribers across 31 localized channels.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Below, San Angelo gives us several methods for cleaning bathroom sink drains, her best tips on how to avoid a clogged bathroom sink, and what to avoid when cleaning your bathroom sink drain.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Penstocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penstocks. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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