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Recent Examples of tile
The bathroom looks refreshed with simple black-and-white tile.
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Katie McDonough, Curbed, 4 May 2026
Downplay the Wood Tones With Color Brenna Jones, who lives in Kansas City, pulled from the red tones of her cabinets and added a pink peel-and-stick tile backsplash into her kitchen with wood cabinets.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
The white cabinets are set off by a white tile backsplash.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Highlights included a main bedroom suite with a private sitting room, a stone-tile bathroom with a garden tub, and a massive walk-in closet.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2026
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Katie McDonough, Curbed, 4 May 2026
Downplay the Wood Tones With Color Brenna Jones, who lives in Kansas City, pulled from the red tones of her cabinets and added a pink peel-and-stick tile backsplash into her kitchen with wood cabinets.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
The white cabinets are set off by a white tile backsplash.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Highlights included a main bedroom suite with a private sitting room, a stone-tile bathroom with a garden tub, and a massive walk-in closet.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tile
Noun
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My son’s building drain was not under his concrete basement floor.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Vomiting and diarrhea drain electrolytes quickly, and a powder can help replace what’s lost while making fluids easier to keep down.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
Noun
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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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Following the fire last month, Pernerewski said officials found that the two hydrants likely became blocked with debris and that residue had gotten stuck in the pipes.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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Firefighters lost water pressure from hydrants high in the hills, frustrating their efforts to combat the blaze.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Workers in Mountain View began restoring individual households’ water Saturday night for toilet flushing only, one day after a water line main was contaminated during a construction project, city officials said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Its brunch menu features a variety of fun bites, sides and mains, such as Avocado Toast Flights; Wake and Gravy Poutine; and the Trenton Porkroll Benny made with two poached eggs, cracked pepper and melted cheddar over potato pancakes.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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The plumber had no choice but to bring the pipe into the house at this elevation.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The 6-foot pipe, which transports 10 million gallons of wastewater a day, is nearing the end of its life and needs to be rehabilitated and eventually replaced, OC San officials said.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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The ship’s six-story smokestacks have already been removed and are expected to serve as the museum’s centerpiece.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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When flaring occurs, passersby can see flames coming from smokestacks.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 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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After close to a year of being bubble-wrapped and duct-taped up, the dog and freezer remained in his kitchen.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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The jaw of a dragon possesses a venom gland with ducts that open between multiple teeth, delivering a potent venom into the bite site.—
Craig Stanford,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
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“Tile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tile. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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