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 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 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
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Verb
  • Hochul, in signing the order, directed the Department of Public Service (DPS) to consider creating the fund to help support the procurement of a clean energy supply and establish an insurance pool to protect against large loads.
    Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • The 2000s megacomic Dane Cook will star in an upcoming horror short directed by wunderkind Obsession director Barker’s father, Jeff Barker, per The Hollywood Reporter.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 July 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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  • 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
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  • On the plane, you’re hemmed in by the choices of your fellow-passengers; by the physical constraints of your environment; and by the economic considerations that have funnelled you into your particular seat on the plane.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
  • For more than a decade, California has taxed health insurance companies and funneled that money to Medi-Cal and the state’s general fund.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
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  • Along with Nyong’o, celebrities like Meryl Streep, Katy Perry and Millie Bobby Brown have carried the brand’s clutches.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
  • Short cruises have carried a party reputation for years, as noted earlier, but the format has always been broader than its loudest examples.
    David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026
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  • The surveillance program remains active, and mosquito control operations are being conducted in areas the virus activity has been detected.
    Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • The first and most important thing to remember is that both people — but especially Bellingham — will have conducted their post-match duties in a state of physical and emotional exhaustion.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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“Piped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piped. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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