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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
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Thermal energy networks utilizes a system of underground pipes to connect multiple buildings to assist in cooling them.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Using a pastry bag, pipe the passion fruit cream in three ribbons lengthwise on each slice.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The reason the pipe is being replaced now is to upsize the pipe to meet demand from new development.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Thermal energy networks utilizes a system of underground pipes to connect multiple buildings to assist in cooling them.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
In the late eighteen-nineties, when the New Croton Aqueduct was just beginning to pipe water into the Bronx from Westchester, James Reuel Smith, a wealthy classicist with a passion for cataloguing, used a bicycle to survey the springs and wells of Manhattan and the Bronx.
—Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Using a pastry bag, pipe the passion fruit cream in three ribbons lengthwise on each slice.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe
Noun
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In a natural pregnancy, the placenta is more than a conduit.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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At its core was Vitinha, his elegant playmaking at the base of midfield the classy conduit through which their intricate moves flowed.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Rain barrels come in different sizes and designs and range from $75 to $300.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Attempting To Improv Meals The remoteness of distilleries makes for beautiful scenery and plenty of room for the barrels to age.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even if skies are clear overhead, rainfall upstream can funnel into dry riverbeds and create dangerous flows miles away.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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More than $11 million of the bank’s funds were funneled into a Miami lender that in turn made loans to Ramirez and his partner.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sean Payton was chirping at Bonitto on the sidelines.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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From organized team activities to the early days of training camp, Horn constantly chirped at quarterback Bryce Young in an effort to throw him off his game.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The little tube directing pure oxygen to my face did, as promised, make my complexion feel extra plump and glowy, too.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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The idea of 24 frames a second, something that is hard to grasp, but in this sequence, in this flow, becomes a seamless moving picture is juxtaposed with with this gas inside of this tube which becomes an eternal glow.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Naturally, Harris’s fashion choice for the night also channeled this very spirit.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
28 Sep. 2025
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In Vermont, Lake Champlain Chocolates channels revenue into climate- resilience projects with cocoa cooperatives, from shade-tree planting to soil restoration.—
Felipe Arango,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Utilizing the same color palette throughout, the light blue florals blend seamlessly with the striped piping on the shade’s top and bottom.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
19 Sep. 2025
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Use a small piping bag with a tiny round tip or a zip-top bag with the corner snipped off to pipe a single white line down the center of each cookie.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During the time period some of those grants were awarded, Roberts had the power to direct where some of those taxpayer funds went as an IEDC executive vice president.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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There, they were directed to a nearby home where a man was found not breathing just inside the front door.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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