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as in conduit
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
the plumber came and fixed the water pipe that was leaking
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as in to funnel
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
piped water into every house
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Recent Examples of pipe
Robert Annis, Outside Online, 3 July 2025
Aside from the pipes themselves, no damage was done to the church, and remarkably, Robertson was left unscathed.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Offstage trumpets were piped through the crown of the pavilion stage, sounding mysteriously heaven-sent.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
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Noun
More than 1,000 wildly different plant species essentially live side-by-side, including a rare ethereal white plant called the ghost pipe and multiple species of carnivorous plants.
—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 3 July 2025
Aside from the pipes themselves, no damage was done to the church, and remarkably, Robertson was left unscathed.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Verb
Besides piping plovers, there are two others on the federal list.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
Offstage trumpets were piped through the crown of the pavilion stage, sounding mysteriously heaven-sent.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe
Noun
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One hole was for the electric box for the 120-volt outlet, and the other hole was for a one-gang electric box the conduit that would house the fiber optic cable.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Take Letters to Wendy’s, which tells its story via a year’s worth of customer comment cards, all submitted by an unnamed narrator who treats the fast-food space as a conduit for existential riffing.—
Dan Leach
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Single Barrel is self-explanatory; the whiskey is from one single barrel and, as such, can vary between bottlings.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The law had imposed a $200 tax on machine guns and shotguns and rifles with barrels shorter than 18 inches, and also required the federal registration of these types of firearms.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
Verb
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In the rising steam, watching the swirl of dust collect around her drain, funneling downward like sand in an hourglass, Lily stopped to think: There was a man in her house, a stranger!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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In this event, the extreme rainfall funneled into the Guadalupe River, which led to the rapid rise in water levels.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
Verb
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Birds chirped and traffic appeared normal — apart from the bustle at the local fire department in the center of town — as responders continued to manage the remains of the fireworks facility that exploded barely a mile away, just a few days before.—
Jake Goodrick
July 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2025
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Fever, Sun and some spicy beef Caitlin Clark, darling of the WNBA, is not afraid of chirping back.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Housed in its signature slim silver tube, this sheer yet buildable lip color delivers a rich plum tint that magically flatters nearly everyone.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
8 July 2025
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Its attached solar panel charges all day, then automatically lights up the glass tube after hours for easier nighttime reading of the gauge.—
Molly Blanco,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 July 2025
Verb
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Finish off the look with a chic scarf top and statement earrings to channel your inner Italian screen siren along the Amalfi Coast this summer, and wear them well into cooler weather thanks to the thicker drape.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
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Available exclusively to guests staying in the resort’s private villas (already a flex), this new package is all about channeling La Dolce Vita.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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There was an ulterior motive, though: While the Abbott-ers were at Paddy’s Pub, Frank was busy ripping all the copper piping out of their walls.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
9 July 2025
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The shorts have matching piping detail, a high rise, and fall to the mid-thigh.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
15 June 2025
Verb
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Summit Entertainment announced that Hardwicke would not return to direct Twilight: New Moon in December 2008, just weeks after Twilight first debuted in theaters.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Mace is accused of directing her staff to operate fake accounts online to support her.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
9 July 2025
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“Pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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