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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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The fake banking app, distributed via Telegram, reflects a broader strategy where messaging platforms become unwitting conduits for malicious activities.—
Yaamini Barathi Mohan,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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In previous years, American spy agencies issued warnings that G42 could be a conduit for siphoning advanced American technology to China.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
14 May 2025
Noun
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On another morning Woods put a hollow red barrel on the drill and bored into the ice at a refrozen site to extract an ice core about as long and thick as his arm.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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The International Monetary Fund has estimated that oil must be at almost $100 a barrel for the kingdom to balance its funding of Vision 2030 economic transformation.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
Verb
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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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With the birds chirping and flowers blooming, the apple trees are getting ready to create the fruit that goes into making your favorite ciders.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Whose comeback chirps take the longest and aren’t funny?—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 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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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
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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
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 23 May. 2025.
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