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Recent Examples of tile
The fluffy cones were gentle on our tile floor kitchen and wood floors around the house without fear of scratching or otherwise damaging them (my kids do enough of that already) while still sweeping away most of the visible dirt exposed by that haunting green light.
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Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
The bathroom is simple black-and-white tile and a console sink.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Apr. 2026
After breaking through the tile floor in a bedroom of Terry Rose's home, a pair of sunglasses were found in a void.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
In Joplin, the Route 66 Mural Park features three colorful tile murals.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
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Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
The bathroom is simple black-and-white tile and a console sink.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Apr. 2026
After breaking through the tile floor in a bedroom of Terry Rose's home, a pair of sunglasses were found in a void.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
In Joplin, the Route 66 Mural Park features three colorful tile murals.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tile
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Staffers say the $6 million is a manageable 2% overage of the city’s general fund, but if no action is taken, the growing deficit could be a drain on the city’s $135 million reserves.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Inspectors noted about 10 dead drain flies in ice buildup on the walls of a freezer.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.—
Kevin Cortez,
Popular Mechanics,
25 May 2023
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Cathcart is referring to the plumbing that the vanity's sink and faucet connect to—the water lines and waste pipe connect to the underside of the sink via the bendy P-trap pipe.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2023
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An Oakland firefighter retrieved water from a nearby hydrant and, cupping his hand, gave Tubbs a drink.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The mayor said the city has not been pressure testing the hydrants for a number of years.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Food and drink At each meal there’s a set menu with a few options to choose from–two starters, three mains and one dessert.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Tedla recommends trying one of the above meat mains as part of the Passport plate.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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One neighbor who attended the meeting told the board that a man who lived at the lot had been walking up and down the wash with what appeared to be an AR-15 and a crack pipe in his mouth, pointing the rifle at the homes.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Water coming from the pipe also contains elevated levels of manganese that are more than 100 times the amount recommended for tap water, according to the CGRS report.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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Schahfer’s smokestacks had been a familiar backdrop among northern Indiana’s fields since it was built in the 1970s.—
Matthew Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Center for Biological Diversity also asked for more monitoring at the wells’ flares — or smokestacks — but the EPA supported the state’s plan for monitoring those locations.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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Sanders said the fire was challenging because the building, a 66-unit complex split into two sections, does not have a standpipe system.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Utilities might be shut off — and sprinkler or standpipe systems drained — leaving firefighters without tools that could slow a blaze.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2026
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Unlike more common breast cancers that begin in the milk ducts, cancerous phyllodes tumors develop in the breast’s connective tissue.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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The aerodynamics are helped by front and rear air ducts too.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Tile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tile. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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