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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 piped
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.
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Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Before any argon is piped in, the containers must be laced with hundreds of massive wire grids, each composed of thousands of thin hand-strung wires that are now under construction.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
In a recent blog post (and associated YouTube Short), Google sought to clarify that your emails are not being piped directly into Gemini.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
So the water folks celebrated a year of more local water, but less water available that can be piped from Northern California.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
The premiss of these fancy looking bites is essentially just mashed potatoes that are piped into individual rounds then baked until golden on the outside while the inside remains soft and creamy.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
Techniques like curing and smoking are common, and some deli meats (including mortadella and bologna) are made with ground meat and spices that are piped into a casing, then cooked.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
Well aware of price-sensitive consumers’ reliance on LPG, authorities have been pushing for consumers to adopt piped natural gas, including with door-to-door campaigns.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Before any argon is piped in, the containers must be laced with hundreds of massive wire grids, each composed of thousands of thin hand-strung wires that are now under construction.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
In a recent blog post (and associated YouTube Short), Google sought to clarify that your emails are not being piped directly into Gemini.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
So the water folks celebrated a year of more local water, but less water available that can be piped from Northern California.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
The premiss of these fancy looking bites is essentially just mashed potatoes that are piped into individual rounds then baked until golden on the outside while the inside remains soft and creamy.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
Techniques like curing and smoking are common, and some deli meats (including mortadella and bologna) are made with ground meat and spices that are piped into a casing, then cooked.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
Well aware of price-sensitive consumers’ reliance on LPG, authorities have been pushing for consumers to adopt piped natural gas, including with door-to-door campaigns.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piped
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Storm directed more than four dozen screen projects from the mid-1970s through 1999, with the longest tenure coming on the Robin Williams and Pam Dawber sitcom Mork & Mindy.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Produced and directed by first-time filmmakers and tech entrepreneur brothers Ash and Pooya Koosha, the film is a fictional dramatization of events around the massacre of Iranian civilians last January.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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Canes forward Nic Deslauriers then chirped at Kleven, threatening to go at him in the game, only to be pulled away by Senators defenseman Dennis Gilbert.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The digs at the pretensions of artists, channeled through Claire’s decision to make her death a public spectacle in order to secure some future fame, are less amusing here because the blows never seem to quite connect with their targets.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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This time inspired by water and its movement, Maccapani Missoni reinforced her penchant for flowy caftans and fluid tunics, as well as an easy-to-approach spirit channeled via blouses cut in asymmetrical proportions and wide and loose pants.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
Verb
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My obsessions surrounding her care, health, and well-being were funneled into a compulsive use of the app.—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
22 May 2026
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For nearly two decades, local governments across Miami-Dade and Broward counties have funneled hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars from their budgets and discretionary funds to support concerts, receptions and festivals celebrating Haitian Heritage Month, a fixture in May.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Sullivan says everyday activities suddenly carried risks most people never think about.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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After his father’s death, Crawford carried that tradition into what would eventually become Chop Chop Red Pot.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
Verb
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But early tests in this outbreak were conducted for a more common type of Ebola, losing valuable time.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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The airline conducted three early research flights that year using Boeing 787-9s, which were minimally equipped to extend range.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Piped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piped. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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