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
Last summer, the NCAA’s Division I Council tweaked an eligibility bylaw regarding pre-enrollment activities, opening a recruiting pipeline for top players from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL).
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 9 July 2025
Undercutting this system threatens the entire pipeline of innovation.
—Dr. Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
With an acceptance rate of just 0.7% this year, the program is highly competitive and serves as a pipeline for permanent positions.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The nearly 900-mile pipeline will transport crude oil from Uganda's Lake Albert region to Tanzania's port of Tanga on the Indian Ocean.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 7 July 2025
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 9 July 2025
Undercutting this system threatens the entire pipeline of innovation.
—Dr. Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
With an acceptance rate of just 0.7% this year, the program is highly competitive and serves as a pipeline for permanent positions.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The nearly 900-mile pipeline will transport crude oil from Uganda's Lake Albert region to Tanzania's port of Tanga on the Indian Ocean.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipeline
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Should the Red Sox go that route to add the righty, Alex Cora could be looking at a legitimate (hypothetical) postseason rotation built to contend in October.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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But that doesn’t mean the club would avoid going that route if the player fits.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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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
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Open source robotics with a strong community focus Everything about the BHL robot is open source.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Democracy in Action has kept the source of its funding secret.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2025
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According to the outlet, the story follows Nick and Naomi, a couple who have fallen out of love and try to each convince the other to call off the wedding by means of sabotage and emotional manipulation.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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According to the outlet, the surfer had previously seen sharks at the beach and had even witnessed other people sustain shark bites.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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At stake was the city of Toledo and a stretch of the Maumee River, a crucial shipping channel claimed by Ohio and the soon-to-be state of Michigan.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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There were reports across Russian media, including pro-Kremlin Telegram channels and the newspaper Kommersant, that Starovoyt had been implicated in the case.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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“Pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipeline. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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