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 Champion youth investment through a regional recreation center, after-school programs, and job training pipelines that serve all parts of our community. Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025 Infinity has established itself in part due to its showcasing of the entire production pipeline, from conception to final cut. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025 Mammoth Pictures and Stage 32 are partnering on a horror development pipeline, inviting screenwriters to apply for a program that will aid in developing and packaging genre projects. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025 That’s also why, columnist Phil Boas explains, last week’s announcement to expand a natural gas pipeline from Texas to Arizona is so important. Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pipeline
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Noun
  • Go the safer route with easy heatless curlers like this affordable set from Kitsch.
    Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
  • For the the Lynx system replaced by Scout vans, buses will stop running routes on Jan. 10.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This is before Doom sends Franklin to hell and uses his goddaughter Valeria as a magical conduit.
    Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 28 July 2025
  • The tool did a superb job of cutting the plastic electrical conduit.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Recovery professionals should pursue the following options: • Using the external USB drive as a recovery source • Extracting data from the original hard drive Even if these drives were formatted or reused, fragments of the database file may still be retrievable.
    Chongwei Chen, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Only one name came up: Michael V. Radtke Jr. Hunter dug deeper and checked the sources that the artificial intelligence relied on.
    John Wisely, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • SimilarWeb data indicates that major news outlets like Forbes, CNN, and Daily Mail, have seen traffic slump up to 40% since Google launched AI Overviews.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
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  • The 22-year-old is currently the fastest growing creator on YouTube, and has more than 25 billion views on his channel.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Where to watch 'New Heights' podcast New episodes drop on the podcast's YouTube channel, and can be listened to through Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipeline. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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