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as in conduits
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 channels
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 pipes
Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
For a keeper who’s only played 23 career MLS games, his coolness between the pipes stands out.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
Avoid pouring cooking grease, oils, or fats down the sink, as these materials can solidify inside pipes and create stubborn blockages.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
Other industries, including those involved in producing food and medicine, relied on petrochemicals to produce crucial components, such as plastic pipes, an engineering expert told me.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Across the city, fixing all the lead pipes in Chicago public schools would likely cost in the billions, Ramos estimated, while installing Noahs in these schools would cost around $10 million, without the need for major construction.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
But what sets the Antares reactors apart is that they are cooled by liquid-sodium heat pipes.
—David Szondy
june 08, New Atlas, 8 June 2026
All told, the blanket fort included hundreds of sheets draped over tent poles and anchored by ropes, pipes, and even binder clips.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
Residents of homes with lead service lines are most likely to find lead in the water early in the morning after the liquid has been sitting in their homes' internal pipes overnight.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 4 June 2026
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
The company has raced to lock in distribution, securing a high-profile partnership with retail brokerage Robinhood that pipes its markets directly into mainstream trading apps used by millions of Americans.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
The kitchen also pipes its own spiral sausage using a Calabrian pepper pork sausage from Lottie’s Meats, a Denver business started by sisters Chelsey and Cassie Maschhoff.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
Large pipes can be seen leading into the tank, which could have held around half a million liters of water, according to measurements taken from satellite images.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
For a keeper who’s only played 23 career MLS games, his coolness between the pipes stands out.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
Avoid pouring cooking grease, oils, or fats down the sink, as these materials can solidify inside pipes and create stubborn blockages.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
Other industries, including those involved in producing food and medicine, relied on petrochemicals to produce crucial components, such as plastic pipes, an engineering expert told me.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Across the city, fixing all the lead pipes in Chicago public schools would likely cost in the billions, Ramos estimated, while installing Noahs in these schools would cost around $10 million, without the need for major construction.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
But what sets the Antares reactors apart is that they are cooled by liquid-sodium heat pipes.
—David Szondy
june 08, New Atlas, 8 June 2026
All told, the blanket fort included hundreds of sheets draped over tent poles and anchored by ropes, pipes, and even binder clips.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
Residents of homes with lead service lines are most likely to find lead in the water early in the morning after the liquid has been sitting in their homes' internal pipes overnight.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 4 June 2026
Verb
The company also currently pipes water to 26 of its own data centers, and is working on more than 100 more such water reclamation projects.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
The company has raced to lock in distribution, securing a high-profile partnership with retail brokerage Robinhood that pipes its markets directly into mainstream trading apps used by millions of Americans.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
The kitchen also pipes its own spiral sausage using a Calabrian pepper pork sausage from Lottie’s Meats, a Denver business started by sisters Chelsey and Cassie Maschhoff.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipes
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The Del Mar City Council approved a resolution June 2 setting a June 3 deadline for properties in Work Zone 1 of undergrounding District x1A, which includes San Dieguito Drive and Orbita Road, for property owners to install lateral conduits.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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But there’s a semi-true idea that children are doing so at an incredibly rapid pace, and stories can be conduits for emotional growth, wonder, and empathy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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It was initially aged for seven months in the aforementioned casks, but then spent an additional four months in barrels that were used to mature Still Austin Red Corn Bourbon.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
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Doing some quick back-of-the-envelope math on the President’s numbers - 200 ships and 100 million barrels of oil - implies about 500,000 barrels of oil per ship.—
Brian Sullivan,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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Mesh ballet flats are quietly becoming the shoe of summer, and this pair channels the same open and airy look Gomez wore.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Ben Ryé by Donnafugata is a benchmark wine that marries lush apricot and fig richness with laser-bright acidity, while Bukkuram by Marco De Bartoli is a traditionalist's wine that channels the raw intensity of Pantelleria into something almost mythic.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Yurov laughs hysterically and chirps back at Kreider.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Medical materials were also found on the scene, including tubes, microscope slides and potential hospital records, per TVP World.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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Lucy had tubes all over her body, and a nurse was trying to establish a heartbeat.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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The Strait funnels both energy and data through a single, vulnerable maritime corridor, as explained in this piece by Stimson, the research center.—
Melissa Hancock,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Subcorticalists argue that this happens as the cortex funnels its diffuse electrical signals downward, toward a neural bottleneck in the brain’s nether regions.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
28 May 2026
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Thomas Marlier, whose recent credits include Secret Sardinia Mysteries of the Nuraghi and Fontainebleau, la vraie demeure des Rois, directs.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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Mark Mylod exec produces and directs multiple episodes of the series for HBO in association with Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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“Pipes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipes. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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