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Recent Examples of tile
Often, these tiles are reflected by the seniority: candidate/probationary member, field member, field leader, and incident management roles.
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Jayme Moye, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
For backsplashes, especially tile and grout, a baking soda paste (baking soda + water) and an old toothbrush can work wonders.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The lower level, lined with tile, offers plenty more space for hanging out.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026
Today's tile and hardwood options are also optimized to withstand heavy foot traffic, scratches, and staining.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 25 Feb. 2026
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Jayme Moye, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
For backsplashes, especially tile and grout, a baking soda paste (baking soda + water) and an old toothbrush can work wonders.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
The lower level, lined with tile, offers plenty more space for hanging out.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026
Today's tile and hardwood options are also optimized to withstand heavy foot traffic, scratches, and staining.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tile
Noun
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Canadarm was used for spacewalking, several Hubble Space Telescope missions and some impromptu maneuvers such as knocking an ice plug off a frozen shuttle drain line, according to NASA.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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There was also a problem with a floor drain grate.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 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
Noun
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Neighbors grabbed shovels and started looking for hydrants as officers went door-to-door evacuating everyone from neighboring homes.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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There are over 600 hydrants in town.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For mains, there is 24-hour coffee braised short rib served with mashed potatoes and also a double smashed wagyu burger.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2026
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While choice is strictly limited—two starters, two mains, cheese or dessert—the produce is exceptional, from juicy scallops to John Dory cooked with tangy sorrel and crunchy samphire, sea asparagus, accompanied by a seasonal pumpkin purée.—
John Brunton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Maintaining these pipes requires dismantling the equipment, which is time-consuming and costly.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Before calling 911, Buck wiped up Dean’s vomit and blood and threw syringes and pipes out of a window, according to federal prosecutors.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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Greenpeace members scaled a chemical plant’s smokestack to protest toxic pollution in 1981, and occupied a North Sea oil platform in 1995.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 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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High ceilings expose pipes and ducts painted black.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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According to the court’s reconstruction, water entered through ventilation ducts and reached a battery tank, triggering a short circuit and a small fire.—
Almudena Calatrava,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Tile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tile. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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