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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
William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The company also supplied asbestos-cement pipe from 1983 to 1988 used by municipal water systems, sewer systems and other customers.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Jan. 2026
The kitchen also pipes its own spiral sausage using a Calabrian pepper pork sausage from Lottie’s Meats, a Denver business started by sisters Chelsey and Cassie Maschhoff.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
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Noun
This black version is sporting optional saddlebags, windscreen and exhaust pipes.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The company also supplied asbestos-cement pipe from 1983 to 1988 used by municipal water systems, sewer systems and other customers.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
Water from Central Indiana, including the reservoir, could be piped north to the tech park to support growing industry, like Eli Lilly and Meta.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Jan. 2026
The kitchen also pipes its own spiral sausage using a Calabrian pepper pork sausage from Lottie’s Meats, a Denver business started by sisters Chelsey and Cassie Maschhoff.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe
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Beucher, who is Vivienne Lewis’ son-in-law, is one of the more visible and involved members of the Lewis family, effectively acting as a conduit between the family and the club.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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That is mentorship in action, and BMAC is a perfect conduit to exercise this type of Black excellence.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Dame opted for a gray two-piece set that included barrel-leg trousers with a roomy leg as well as an oversized blazer with sharp shoulders and classic lapels.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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From there, the beer is put into oak barrels, the pores of which contain more microbes.—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Knicks would need to get creative and find a way to acquire tradeable first-round picks or get more teams involved in the deal to funnel first-round selections to the Bucks to catch Milwaukee’s attention ahead of the trade deadline.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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This magnetized ridge appears to funnel material and magnetic flux between the merging nuclei, further emphasizing the role of magnetic fields in governing the flow of matter during galactic collisions.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Other small birds chirped and tweeted across the sky.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Tim Hortons & Wendy’s showed up, gleefully chirping about cottage references.—
Penny Abeywardena,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Subsequent study, however, revealed it was composed of interwoven tubes, rather than the block-like cells that make up plant tissue.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Rods of the alloy were precision-machined to produce thin-walled tubes with a complex inner structure designed to maximize heat exchange.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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Kelsea Ballerini channeled Old Hollywood glamour in a form-fitting halter gown drenched in intricate metallic beadwork in shades of gold, bronze, and olive, arranged in swirling, paisley-like patterns with fringe detailing cascading from the skirt and train.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Violette’s nostalgic invocation of the aesthetics of the late ’60s and early ’70s did not so much channel the utopianism of the counterculture as mourn its passing, returning again and again to the grave of the last mythic moment when radical change seemed possible.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Weezie towels have a hanging loop sewn into the piping to help aid the drying experience, says Eichholz, but for towels that don’t have a loop, hanging to dry is still best.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2026
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Taken together with the 10-foot-tall card made of plywood and metal piping, the words of passersby represent their own form of protest art.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Russian general was one of several GRU officials sanctioned by the United States in 2016 for wide-ranging malicious cyber activity directed at undermining US democratic processes.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors say Johnson directed a person to send emails to Greenfield officials on his behalf addressing matters related to his employment and the ongoing investigation, with no attorneys included on the correspondence.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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