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Recent Examples of tile
The fire table has a ceramic tile top and works with most standard propane tanks.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Comprehensive flooring expertise Fantastic Floors offers an extensive range of flooring products including carpet, hardwood, laminate, vinyl, tile, and area rugs, all at competitive prices without compromising quality.
—Community's Choice Awards, Florida Times-Union, 21 Mar. 2026
But tile is generally preferred for bathrooms and entryways.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Dyson’s powerful motor sucks up everything from dirt and dust to spills and stains on carpet, tile, and hardwood flooring using a smart sensor to indicate dirt levels.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Comprehensive flooring expertise Fantastic Floors offers an extensive range of flooring products including carpet, hardwood, laminate, vinyl, tile, and area rugs, all at competitive prices without compromising quality.
—Community's Choice Awards, Florida Times-Union, 21 Mar. 2026
But tile is generally preferred for bathrooms and entryways.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Dyson’s powerful motor sucks up everything from dirt and dust to spills and stains on carpet, tile, and hardwood flooring using a smart sensor to indicate dirt levels.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tile
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In Maple Creek Preserve, site condo board members hosted a drain commission official in fall 2024 to hash out a long-ago title problem.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The floor drain was not draining when the hand wash sink was in use.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 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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Keep hydrants clear so FDNY members can quickly get water on a fire.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Spring-fed wells provide all of the property’s water, including for the fire-hydrant and sprinkler system.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026
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Charred flatbreads are also on the menu alongside heartier mains like rib eye steak.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Think of this confetti rice as halfway between salad, side, and substantial vegetarian main.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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Her mighty pipes are as unstoppable as her flair for mascara-melting melodrama.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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Investigators found that in both cases, gas pipes feeding the homes had pulled loose from their couplings as soil expanded and contracted, allowing dangerous levels of gas to build up, setting the stage for the explosions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 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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Greenpeace members scaled a chemical plant's smokestack to protest toxic pollution in 1981, and occupied a North Sea oil platform in 1995.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 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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And the duct work may need to be modified.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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Sound collected by a deer’s large, swiveling outer ears is funneled through small, conical ducts into these bulbous structures protecting the middle and inner ears.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Tile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tile. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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