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 Dresses based on the domestic adornment were piped in leather, while a gleaming gold dress was laser-cut with the decorative pattern. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026 Other times, the insides will have alchemized into a thick fluid or gel, as if someone had piped them full of raspberry jam. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 In particular, the thick whip piped across the top of the drink tasted just like a Reese’s and melted satisfyingly into the drink over time. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 With Brown, Amos makes twinkly, off-kilter experimental songs that sometimes sound as though they’re being piped out of a cursed music box. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 However, the Junior Suite Prestige Loggia on the first floor looks out onto the private pool area, which reaches the glamour of Hotel Du Cap, with white umbrellas and loungers piped with aquamarine-like irresistible cupcakes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 The cost of powering homes is also up, with electricity and piped gas both costing around 4% more annually. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 The collection also includes a special Poké Ball Doughnut — glazed and dipped in vanilla icing, topped with red sprinkles and piped with chocolate icing. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 Rinaldi incorporates black sesame paste into an almond frangipane filling, which is piped into the pastries partway through baking. — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piped
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  • The countries have described the pact as defensive and said it is not directed against any particular state.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Every additional dollar spent on fuel is money that cannot be directed toward food and other services at a time when many families are already facing higher costs.
    — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • Rutschman said some of his former Orioles teammates chirped at him throughout the game and gave him a hard time about getting around the ballpark as a visiting player.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Social media has chirped with photos and comments from birders, some of whom see this as a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
    — Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • This material is then channeled to the poles of black holes, from where it is blasted out as near-light-speed jets that can extend for thousands of light-years.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Below, here is how our favorite celebs channeled Italian-girl beauty.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
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  • Beijing has funneled vast financing and political will toward building its own technology in cutting-edge sectors – like robotics, AI, biotech, space, new energy and chips – and applying that tech into industry.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Whereas they have historically been funneled into hierarchical law firms to spend a couple years billing time around the clock for no profit share, there are already countless more ways for young attorneys to leverage their degrees and skills.
    — Logan Brown, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • For Meyer, who was born and raised in Los Angeles and grew up on the Westside, reopening in the Palisades also carried personal significance.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Trump carried it by roughly 12 percentage points in 2024, and Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears carried it by about 8 points in 2025.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • The new estimates update older research to investigate cancer and infections that was conducted in 2018.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Early interactions were conducted without rigid boundary definitions, which implicitly permitted her to adopt the primary identity.
    — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Piped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piped. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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