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Recent Examples of plumbed
The second floor is plumbed for an additional full bathroom while the third floor is partially finished with additional plumbing.
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Outside, the large outbuilding has not yet been used for specific projects, but Steward explained the structure is fully insulated, plumbed for water, and wired for 100-amp electrical service.
—Des Moines Register, 19 Jan. 2026
Much as Wes Anderson and Yorgos Lanthimos have plumbed Dafoe’s deliciously wicked sense of humor in pieces that straddle the line between the real and the archly stylized, Solnicki understands that a strong Dafoe performance must always teeter between the two.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
For nearly five decades, NASA's twin Voyager probes have plumbed the cosmos in search of answers to some of astronomy's most perplexing mysteries about our solar system and its place in the wider universe.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Toews has long plumbed the calamities and contradictions of her biography in her fiction.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Outside, the large outbuilding has not yet been used for specific projects, but Steward explained the structure is fully insulated, plumbed for water, and wired for 100-amp electrical service.
—Des Moines Register, 19 Jan. 2026
Much as Wes Anderson and Yorgos Lanthimos have plumbed Dafoe’s deliciously wicked sense of humor in pieces that straddle the line between the real and the archly stylized, Solnicki understands that a strong Dafoe performance must always teeter between the two.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
For nearly five decades, NASA's twin Voyager probes have plumbed the cosmos in search of answers to some of astronomy's most perplexing mysteries about our solar system and its place in the wider universe.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Toews has long plumbed the calamities and contradictions of her biography in her fiction.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plumbed
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The first two casino hotels to shut down — Whiskey Pete's and Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino — closed in December 2024 and scaled back to special-event operations in July 2025.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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Nascent financing models, including carbon markets, are being scaled to fund the transition, helping unleash on-the-ground investment in clean technologies.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
22 May 2026
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Neither Cadillac nor Lincoln, both originally manufactured in Detroit, could have fathomed their legacies.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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This was a scene even the most loyal Indiana fans couldn’t have fathomed when Curt Cignetti was hired to coach major college football’s losingest program in 2023.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
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Not only was there money everywhere, but their scholarships came with an agreement that spanned a lifetime to complete their degree, facilities that in most instances put those of the NFL to shame, and a rolodex their fellow collegians would have given anything for.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Throughout a career that spanned more than two decades, Kyle set records in national series wins, won championships at NASCAR’s highest level, and fostered the next generation of drivers as an owner in the Truck Series.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
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“Plumbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumbed. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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