as in scaling
to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line
plumbed the bay to make sure it was deep enough for the ship
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Recent Examples of plumbing
At one station, three apprentices showed the congresswoman paper sketches of plumbing construction designs.
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ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
The attic bedroom is actually relatively contemporary, with shiny hardwood floors and plumbing cleverly doubling as stair railing.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The company will also conduct building-wide HVAC repairs and plumbing upgrades by the end of March.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
This is true for plumbing installation, and also for late 19th-century farmers looking to protect themselves from a nefarious oil tycoon (Peter Sarsgaard).
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
The attic bedroom is actually relatively contemporary, with shiny hardwood floors and plumbing cleverly doubling as stair railing.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The company will also conduct building-wide HVAC repairs and plumbing upgrades by the end of March.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
This is true for plumbing installation, and also for late 19th-century farmers looking to protect themselves from a nefarious oil tycoon (Peter Sarsgaard).
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plumbing
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The series is now being adapted for the Brazilian market as part of ReelShort’s aim of scaling its content and expanding its global footprint.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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Honorable Gays is produced by France’s production banner, French Tuck Media, which focuses on scaling premium unscripted and documentary storytelling to amplify underrepresented voices and reflect the nuance and humor of South Asian and LGBTQ+ communities.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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Then with Christos Mantoulidis and Felix Schulze, Chodosh resolved a key problem in the geometric analysis of minimal surfaces, such as a soap film spanning a wire loop.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Wolves now prowl the vast no man’s land spanning Ukraine and Belarus, and brown bears have returned after more than a century.—
Derek Gatopoulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Plumbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumbing. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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