piped

past tense of pipe
1
as in directed
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway piped water into every house

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2
as in chirped
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the baby piped shrilly in his bed

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Recent Examples of piped Then the researchers piped apple cider vinegar into that airstream, switching it on and off depending on the fly’s position on this virtual field. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026 So the market got creative and piped around 7 million barrels of oil per day to the Red Sea that would normally have been destined for the Persian Gulf, according to JPMorgan. David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 These tiny cones are lined with rich chocolate and piped full of creamy chocolate ice cream. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 22 July 2026 Sour cream frosting is softer and won’t hold its shape as definitively when piped. Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 14 July 2026 Those included a charmingly cluttered Bucket family home, a lush candyland with the smell of chocolate piped through the Royal Theater to complement the full-size mock chocolate river, and a glass elevator that flew above the audience. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026 For those looking for simple car camping (beginner) Each of these campgrounds are in Angeles National Forest, offer piped water and vault toilets, and have sites with picnic tables, parking spots and campfire rings. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The Freedom Ring Doughnut, an Original Glazed doughnut dipped in white icing, blue sprinkles and white stars, piped with red icing stripes. Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 1 July 2026 From 1840, the Tamina waters were piped into the town of Bad Ragaz, and Tamina Therme bathhouse opened there in 1872. Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piped
Verb
  • On matchdays, supporters are funnelled away from it — directed along longer routes, past new apartment blocks from the post-Olympic regeneration.
    Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The representative directed the Statesman to Costco’s list of upcoming openings, which included multiple stores planned to open in August and one in October, but no mention of a Meridian store.
    Rose Evans August 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • Djokovic chirped back at the crowd during the match, and in his on-court interview afterwards, was asked about the atmosphere.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Sometimes crickets chirped in my head.
    Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
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  • Police barriers channeled traffic toward the crossing, and water cannons remained stationed nearby.
    Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As Eustis pointed out, these donors no longer represent a broad consensus that is channeled into a civic vision via government support, but that is precisely why the situation feels so precarious.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
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  • This year, the ticket tax funneled $4 million back into Moda, which helped offset the team’s $10 million scoreboard upgrade last summer.
    Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Even if an individual did not own shares directly tied to the transatlantic slave trade, the capital generated by the practice was funneled into various pillars of European society, embedded in architecture, statutes, and schools.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
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  • Trump carried Wisconsin in 2016, lost it in 2020 and then won it again in 2024.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Each would be carried by more than 1,000 newspapers (some, such as the Tribune for a time, carried both) and eventually each claimed 90 million daily readers worldwide.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
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  • Citizen tips and information from Airway Heights police officers and Spokane County sheriff’s deputies who responded to the initial call and conducted evacuations helped lead investigators to Farinacci, the sheriff’s office said.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier tests establish technical foundation The fabrication program follows accelerated irradiation tests conducted at Idaho National Laboratory’s Advanced Test Reactor in the United States.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Piped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piped. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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