piped

verb

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 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 On day three, the entire cake was assembled and slathered with cream and decorated with stripes made out of raspberries and piped stars on a patch of blueberries. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026 This returning fave is an Original Glazed doughnut, dipped in white icing and topped off with blue sprinkles and white stars, piped with red icing stripes. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 22 June 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 From there, it’s piped to refineries around the country. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 June 2026 The faucet is a portable Dometic Go unit piped to a 34-L fresh water tank, while the shower is a portable Geyser system drawing from the same tank. — New Atlas, 5 June 2026 Sport mode also delivered a good amount of sound piped into the cabin, including entertaining turbo noises to accompany its hearty torque-shove Again, with the least amount of horsepower on tap. — Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piped
  1. directed
  2. chirped
  3. channeled
  4. funneled
  5. carried
  6. conducted
Verb
  • Weeks later, Vang also alleged Matsui had directed a super PAC to spend $119,000 on digital ads boosting Wooden.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • Arnold has met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill about the issue, but most of his effort is directed at the state level, where sports betting is regulated.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of directed
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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
Definition of chirped
Verb
  • The Czech Republic channelled their inner Premier League influence to score from a throw-in, while Korea’s equaliser by Hwang In-beom came at the end of a 25-pass move.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • These entrepreneurs channeled profound adversity into solutions that now help countless others.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of channeled
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  • The Iranian regime has made its atomic ambitions abundantly clear, and has funneled enormous resources into this project over the past several decades.
    — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • In 2022 alone, Anthony Carone funneled money to his brother to the tune of $500,000 through his law firm bank account, prosecutors said.
    — Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 2 July 2026
Definition of funneled
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  • Neither of those, though, carried the expectations of five-time champion Brazil, which last won in 2002 but at least had done no worse than the quarterfinals in the five subsequent tournaments.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • SpaceX now flies roughly half the world’s orbital launches — 165 in 2025 and more than 80% of the mass carried to orbit — but its vehicles are built for its own missions.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • Since the warehouse fire is so recent and cleanup has just begun, Jegede said the precise impact on gardens can’t be measured until comprehensive soil tests are conducted in the area.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Smid and Daniel, who conducted a majority of the cross-examination for the defense, did not take questions from reporters, electing instead to have Mason speak for the group.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
Definition of conducted

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