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Recent Examples of tile
Home hardening to the latest building codes includes structural changes such as replacing wood shingle roofs with roofing that is less flammable, such as tile; boxing eaves and replacing vents and windows.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Instead of defaulting to subway tile on every surface, explore other options for a fresh take on bathroom walls and flooring.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
For most busy people, cleaning the tile once per month is more realistic.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
The fireplace tile carries a personal backstory, its pattern echoing the original Laura Ashley fabric from a pair of wingback chairs the family has reupholstered for decades, a subtle nod from Thacker to a memory that still feels at home here.
—Gina Mayfield, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Instead of defaulting to subway tile on every surface, explore other options for a fresh take on bathroom walls and flooring.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
For most busy people, cleaning the tile once per month is more realistic.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
The fireplace tile carries a personal backstory, its pattern echoing the original Laura Ashley fabric from a pair of wingback chairs the family has reupholstered for decades, a subtle nod from Thacker to a memory that still feels at home here.
—Gina Mayfield, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tile
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But in many cases, the real drain is relational.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Placing toilets, showers, and sinks too far away from the main drain stack causes clogs in the future.—
Kamron Sanders,
The Spruce,
22 Jan. 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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When the fire reignited a week later, there was neither enough water in the hydrants nor enough firefighters on hand.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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The suits contend that part of the reason for the dry hydrants is that the LADWP’s 117-million-gallon reservoir in Pacific Palisades had been empty for nearly a year, awaiting repairs.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Citizens plans to build about 52 miles of new transmission mains, seven storage tanks and four booster stations to pipe water to Lebanon.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
12 Jan. 2026
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Choose a cookbook from your collection (one of Martha's many is a natural choice) or snag a new one from the library, and work your way through each of the appetizers, mains, and desserts.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
11 Jan. 2026
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Crews would build dams in a 13,000-acre area, and fill with the site with water brought in through pipes from the Sacramento River during periods of high flow.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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My father preferred driving pipe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Varied scenes include a video of smokestacks in the unmistakable soft light of a Beijing winter, the artist puffing cigarettes as a Lazy Susan spins leisurely with dishes and a bottle of Nongfu Spring, a local mineral water brand; and a robot getting out of an elevator.—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Part of the researchers’ message is that exposure to harmful substances doesn’t just come from smokestacks or car exhaust.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 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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Companies used the standpipe to bring water to the Rio Verde Foothills housing development after Scottsdale stopped supplying that community with water for several months in 2023.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The school’s labyrinth of ducts and pipes making up the HVAC system was also thoroughly cleaned.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The air intakes have been enlarged to feed the 1,600 hp engine, yet the signature air ducts behind the occupants' heads remain, preserving the iconic roofline profile.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Tile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tile. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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