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as in conduit
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
the plumber came and fixed the water pipe that was leaking
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as in to funnel
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 pipe
Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Each level has a goal – usually a pipe – in some inaccessible location, and the player must build a structure of goo to reach it.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025
PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
For dessert try their berry cobbler which comes piping hot with a generous serving of vanilla ice cream.
—Rana Good, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Our nation's drinking water infrastructure system is made up of 2.2 million miles of underground pipes.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Each level has a goal – usually a pipe – in some inaccessible location, and the player must build a structure of goo to reach it.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Verb
Instead, the app hooks into Google Maps, and pipes the path provided by it into the display as text and direction arrows.
—PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
For dessert try their berry cobbler which comes piping hot with a generous serving of vanilla ice cream.
—Rana Good, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe
Noun
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Music is both the subject and mechanism of Sinners, which opens with a voiceover history of how some musicians, dating back to the West African griots, have been seen as conduits between this world and the one beyond.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
22 Apr. 2025
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Her group worked as a conduit between upset residents and the Corps, and as a result, Corps teams partnered with local arborists, reviewed marked trees, and corrected those wrongly identified.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The distillery has selected eight single barrels that are available for purchase at their location in Statesville or through local ABC stores.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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In scenarios limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C, around 24 million barrels of oil per day and about 900 billion cubic meters of gas are produced.—
Simi Thambi,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The Gulf is a major oil exporter, with the fossil fuel then funneling through Iran's Strait of Hormuz to the rest of the world, raising the weight of its geopolitical assertions.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Now, under his leadership and with board input, the organization will double its giving and speed up the pace of impact — funneling money into global health, education, poverty reduction, and climate innovation.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
8 May 2025
Verb
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The level of excitement that the arrival of a box of chirping baby chicks creates within a family is simply astounding and hard to match.—
Sal Gilbertie,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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With flowers blooming and birds chirping, war feels distant, although the closest front line is a short drive away.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The smoke travels up almost 100 feet of steel and copper tubes to the chimney and the world beyond. 21h ago / 1:45 AM PDT Share Panini, water and a telescopic folding stool: how to survive the conclave Alexander Smith Reporting from Vatican City For the avid smokewatcher, preparation is key.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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Among the artifacts recovered were 23 items associated with using psychoactive plants: short snuff tubes, flat tablets, and small spoons, all made of animal bone except for one made of a marine mollusk shell.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Edwards channels the horror and wonder of the original Godzilla films while paying loving tribute to the franchise’s weirdest excesses.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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Addressing Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center — the only Democratic witness at the hearing — Crockett channeled her inner Jigsaw and asked to play a little game.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Multiple suits, to be exact — a pinstripe and a plain navy blazer with white piping.—
Dave Schilling,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2025
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The glossy black leather outfits featured white piping.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Please direct any questions to Chairman Barbara Tillman RPBCchairman@BentonCountyGOP.org.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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There are no federal executions currently scheduled, but last month, Bondi directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty for the first time during Trump’s second term.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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“Pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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