as in route
a direct way of passing along information or supplies
an equipment hauler serves as the columnist's pipeline for gossip about the rock band the battle was ultimately lost because the enemy had destroyed our pipeline for resupply
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Recent Examples of pipeline
California is a petroleum fuel island, lacking pipelines that could bring in supplies from other states.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2025
Politico reports that the White House is debating lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets and a key oil pipeline with Trump Special Envoy Steve Witkoff advocating for the idea and Secretary of State Marco Rubio against it.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Politico reported the White House is considering lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets in Europe and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, one of the most high-profile Russian energy projects to Europe.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Since his first day in office, President Donald Trump has touted this pipeline as part of efforts to expand the nation’s production of fossil fuels.
—Brett Watson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2025
Politico reports that the White House is debating lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets and a key oil pipeline with Trump Special Envoy Steve Witkoff advocating for the idea and Secretary of State Marco Rubio against it.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Politico reported the White House is considering lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets in Europe and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, one of the most high-profile Russian energy projects to Europe.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Since his first day in office, President Donald Trump has touted this pipeline as part of efforts to expand the nation’s production of fossil fuels.
—Brett Watson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipeline
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While most yachts center around the owner, Eternal Spark’s owner chose to take the commercial route and turn it into a full-scale but unique charter yacht, now listed through Ocean Independence.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2025
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Police have shuttered the main highway linking Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, a critical artery for central Israel, and ordered evacuations along the route as thick smoke and advancing fire lines threatened nearby communities.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Developing this economic conduit is a key objective for the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s vast overseas infrastructure investment program.—
Ye Myo Hein,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists began excavating and reconstructing the palace complex in the mid-1970s, including the original stone embankments, water conduit and drainage channel.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
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According to the Forum, fintech is now the leading source of capital for SME’s worldwide – as measured by the number of SMEs and not by amount of capital.—
Nish Acharya,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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But compassion is a dynamic source of strength which can give clarity to the mind and stability to our actions.—
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
Time,
3 May 2025
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Fake words creeping like kudzu into scientific papers and dating profiles and e-mails and text messages and news outlets and social feeds and job listings and job applications.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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In surveillance footage shared by the outlet, Angel can be seen running on the field as a dog appears behind him, then seemingly biting the child on the back of the leg.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Where to watch Pope Francis' funeral: TV channels, livestream, more Contributing: John Bacon, Eric Lagatta, Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, Anthony Robledo and Mary Walrath-Holdridge Mike Snider is a reporter on USA TODAY’s Trending team.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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BenQ says the second blue channel boosts brightness and improves color accuracy.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipeline. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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