as in route
a direct way of passing along information or supplies
an equipment hauler serves as the columnist's pipeline for gossip about the rock band the battle was ultimately lost because the enemy had destroyed our pipeline for resupply
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Also, pressure legislators and the Maryland State Department of Education on improving the teacher pipeline, especially on hiring reciprocity.
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Timothy Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
An army veteran enlists in the battle against a massive gas pipeline that cuts through his community in the mountains of Appalachia— joining with neighbors near and far in a showdown against a shadowy corporation and some of the nation’s most powerful politicians.
World Premiere.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Marketers who embrace this mindset—supported by innovative tools, clean data and thoughtful content—will build their pipelines more effectively and win long-term trust.
—Paula Chiocchi, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Account hopes to combat misogynistic online content Creators like Andrew Tate provide a pipeline for men seeking advice about romantic rejection, physical self-esteem and economic insecurity to fall into radicalism and misogyny.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Timothy Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
An army veteran enlists in the battle against a massive gas pipeline that cuts through his community in the mountains of Appalachia— joining with neighbors near and far in a showdown against a shadowy corporation and some of the nation’s most powerful politicians.
World Premiere.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Marketers who embrace this mindset—supported by innovative tools, clean data and thoughtful content—will build their pipelines more effectively and win long-term trust.
—Paula Chiocchi, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Account hopes to combat misogynistic online content Creators like Andrew Tate provide a pipeline for men seeking advice about romantic rejection, physical self-esteem and economic insecurity to fall into radicalism and misogyny.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipeline
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Originally Published: May 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM EDT Most Popular Most Popular Property of the week: Striking historic home along the Connecticut river Parking crunch looms at major CT airport amid route expansion.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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Taking a bus or driving the 435-mile route is also an option.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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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
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Players responded well to the demands, according to a source who, like all referenced in this piece, wished to remain anonymous to protect relationships.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Possible funding source But whatever the cost, the city has a source of cash to make the lease payments: $14 million that is yet to be spent on the $16 million project approved last fall to build holding cells on the top floor of Police Headquarters, Finance Director Tammy Queen said.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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According to Frye, Buffalo Exchange faces some unavoidable extra expenses, such as the cost of shipping clothing from full-price stores to outlet locations in places like Nogales, Ariz. and San Antonio, Texas.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
16 May 2025
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National outlets include the Kennedy Center and Walker Art Center.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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In response, Pakistan’s Telecommunication Authority has blocked a collection of YouTube channels and websites linked to India.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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Nearly a fourth of European private TV channels are owned by U.S.-based companies, primarily Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, and Comcast.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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“Pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipeline. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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