tile

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Recent Examples of tile The super-popular eatery (be sure to make a reservation) offers more than 80 small plates in a chic, modern dining room wrapped in glass and glazed tiles. Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 Add these ingredients into a spray bottle to spray on the tile. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 July 2025 For pee or poop on less-porous floors and surfaces like tile, granite and marble, any antibacterial disinfectant should remove both the stain and odor. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025 The tiles and other components are high quality, and filling your board is deeply satisfying. Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for tile
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Noun
  • Not a unique problem India's wealth drain is not unique to the country.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 24 July 2025
  • Look for drainage problems in your yard and fix them with a French drain.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Firefighters were able to use a direct water supply from hydrants adjacent to I-91, officials said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
  • Details of hydrant problem Frost said the contractors had been improperly operating hydrants and underground valves, disrupting the hydrants’ normal functions.
    Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Lead lines were commonly used up until the mid-1980s as the means through which water was transported to homes and businesses from the municipal mains below the street.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
  • Diners can choose from hors d’oeuvres, charcuterie, mains like Steak Frites, cheeses, and more.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • The Great Highland pipes endured within the isolation of military culture, and current traditions of advanced-piping competitions haven’t strayed far.
    Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The final order on copper tariffs, which the Trump administration says will boost the domestic copper production industry, applies to semi-finished products such as pipes, rods, sheets and wires.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • At Farm Central, the Seabrook headquarters, a brick smokestack, built by Kelly Brickworks in Philadelphia, with the name SEABROOK painted vertically, rose 225 feet in the air.
    John Seabrook June 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
  • None deny minority neighborhoods on the South and West sides suffer more from the dirty air, water and soil that historically came from steel mills, smokestacks and truck traffic.
    Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • The 85-unit building was built in 1968 and was not required to have sprinklers or standpipes, Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
  • Two 155-foot-tall standpipes, or cylindrical water tanks, were built at the northeast corner and the 5-acre parcel on which they’re located will remain under commission ownership.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • It can be used to clean the exterior vent outside your house and the dryer duct itself.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 July 2025
  • The low-noise heat pump distributes heating through floor ducts, assisted by electrical boosters that accelerate heating of the air.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 July 2025

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“Tile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tile. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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