smokestacks

plural of smokestack

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Recent Examples of smokestacks As environmental regulations limit the toxic output from smokestacks and tail pipes, particulate matter that could be absorbing or blocking incoming sunlight is being eliminated, leading to gradually warmer oceans. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025 On a macro scale, that effect has been well-documented by photographers, with aerial shots of waterways clogged with plastic, the scars on barren land from deforestation and countless smokestacks spewing pollution into the air. Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025 The two-week restoration project aims to repair and renovate the deck, masts, tubs and smokestacks. Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokestacks
Noun
  • Bacteria that live on the insides of pipes in a water system convert that ammonia to nitrite in a process called nitrification.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement Later that year, while hospitalized for an alleged appendicitis, Sobhraj took advantage of a blackout caused by the Indo-Pakistani war to escape, slipping out through the drainage pipes.
    Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With no 6 pips dominoes, my best guess was this would need four 5 pip tiles and one 4 pip tile to complete.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The tiles form pentagonal arrangements, yet pentagons can’t fit snugly side by side to tile the plane.
    Patchen Barss, Quanta Magazine, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Smokestacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smokestacks. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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