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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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a statement Tuesday urging organizations that operate critical infrastructure such as water systems, pipelines or power plants to stay vigilant.
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Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Duckett believes the solution comes down to smarter succession planning and developing representation in roles that have been known to be a pipeline to the C-suite or CEO position.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
These results reflect our robust pipeline in obesity, our focus on progressing scientific innovation and expanding the range of options available to patients and healthcare professionals.
—New Atlas, 23 June 2025
Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty How Research Funding Cuts Could Damage Big Pharma
University labs across the country supply Big Pharma with a constant stream of breakthrough ideas and a talent pipeline of PhDs who know how to turn them into therapies.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Duckett believes the solution comes down to smarter succession planning and developing representation in roles that have been known to be a pipeline to the C-suite or CEO position.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
These results reflect our robust pipeline in obesity, our focus on progressing scientific innovation and expanding the range of options available to patients and healthcare professionals.
—New Atlas, 23 June 2025
Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty How Research Funding Cuts Could Damage Big Pharma
University labs across the country supply Big Pharma with a constant stream of breakthrough ideas and a talent pipeline of PhDs who know how to turn them into therapies.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipeline
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Sacramento Regional Transit has encouraged riders to use bus route 11 instead.—
Tina Li,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2025
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In 1945 the family came back to Wisconsin to live on a 10-acre farm, where Ted raised dairy cows and pigs and drove the milk route.—
Neil Milbert,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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One hole was for the electric box for the 120-volt outlet, and the other hole was for a one-gang electric box the conduit that would house the fiber optic cable.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Take Letters to Wendy’s, which tells its story via a year’s worth of customer comment cards, all submitted by an unnamed narrator who treats the fast-food space as a conduit for existential riffing.—
Dan Leach
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
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The Charlotte Hornets agreed to a one-year, $3.6 million deal with Plumlee, league sources confirmed to The Observer on Monday.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Effective personalization doesn’t have to stretch every data source to its limit.—
Shiva Chandrashekher,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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According to the outlet, the story follows Nick and Naomi, a couple who have fallen out of love and try to each convince the other to call off the wedding by means of sabotage and emotional manipulation.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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According to the outlet, the surfer had previously seen sharks at the beach and had even witnessed other people sustain shark bites.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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The beloved children’s program, airing weekdays on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer, has been a family favorite since the channel’s 2002 launch.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 July 2025
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At stake was the city of Toledo and a stretch of the Maumee River, a crucial shipping channel claimed by Ohio and the soon-to-be state of Michigan.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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“Pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipeline. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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