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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Recent Examples of pipeline
The two companies will also co-invest and co-produce original Korean drama for global distribution on HBO Max, creating a development pipeline designed to feed the growing international appetite for Korean storytelling.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
This includes repairing the lines or shutting down sections of gas pipelines and switching homes to electric appliances.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
The platform powers everything from sales pipelines and marketing campaigns to support tickets and partner communications.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Even further along the green product pipeline, in sectors where European manufacturers still dominate, competition is heating up.
—Andrew Saunders, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
This includes repairing the lines or shutting down sections of gas pipelines and switching homes to electric appliances.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
The platform powers everything from sales pipelines and marketing campaigns to support tickets and partner communications.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Even further along the green product pipeline, in sectors where European manufacturers still dominate, competition is heating up.
—Andrew Saunders, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipeline
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Desert View Drive, a 25-mile scenic route along Arizona Highway 64, is a low-key wonder that rewards those willing to wander slightly off the park’s busiest paths.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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The father and son had allegedly been walking along the path of Les Feixades, which is a popular hiking route that families take daily, when the tragedy occurred, per the outlet.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Knives were reportedly being stored between an electrical conduit and a wall covering.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Once a cushioned conduit to the other side, the casket now bursts with the wisdom of a life lived outside the box.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Jourdan is a relatively calm ghost (staff report objects being moved around the restaurant), but there’s a slightly more active spirit in the Courtyard Bar, where there have been three instances of an unknown source throwing a glass from across the room.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds are both good sources of dietary fiber, protein, magnesium, and other essential nutrients.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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However, that has all changed over the past few days as reports from outlets including , and uncovered past messages from Platner written on the message board site Reddit – some of which have been deleted as Platner seeks to distance himself from them.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Johnson allegedly then stabbed her several times, according to Kearny Police, per the outlets.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Under Massimiliano Allegri, Pulisic now operates closer to goal in a narrower, inside-channel role — drifting between the lines as a second striker or advanced No 10.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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In that same poem, Serros ends with her tía asking her to change the channel to As The World Turns.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipeline. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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