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Recent Examples of tile
My home has a mix of vinyl, textured tile, and thick rugs among the floors.
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Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
The girls selected everything in their suites, from paint and wallpaper to bathroom tile and furnishings.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Our tester noted its reliable performance on both linoleum and tile, easily picking up a mix of dry debris and wet spills in a single pass.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
An open-concept kitchen and main living area have light wood floors, bright white walls contrasting with a dark tile backsplash that carries over into a wet bar with a wine cooler.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
The girls selected everything in their suites, from paint and wallpaper to bathroom tile and furnishings.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Our tester noted its reliable performance on both linoleum and tile, easily picking up a mix of dry debris and wet spills in a single pass.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
An open-concept kitchen and main living area have light wood floors, bright white walls contrasting with a dark tile backsplash that carries over into a wet bar with a wine cooler.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tile
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Filth Flies Little filth flies such as drain flies breed in sludge and decaying matter that can build up in drain pipes, says Oi.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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Some frozen food was improperly thawed, other food was improperly labeled, and the only hand sink in the kitchen couldn’t be used because of problems with the drain.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Oct. 2025
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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Many hydrants failed to dispense water.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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Failing to follow proper procedures for hydrant flushing can cause discoloration as well.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025
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Expect playful starters and elevated mains—black cod with red miso butter, tener wagyu steak frites with green peppercorn sauce, lobster malfadine in a rich tomato sauce, and the super flavorful pork belly sizzling rice.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Key features: 38% discount, vivid imagery, battery and mains powered, sleek design, sleep timer, rotation, 180-degree positioning, and expandable disk collection.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Spread or pipe whipped cream on top.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Lo then bludgeons Richard in the head with a metal pipe and kills him.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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The element that sets the 95-suite 679-foot ship apart is its signature Funnel Suite, reminiscent of the smokestacks of early-20th-century ocean liners.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
28 Sep. 2025
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In the 1700’s a factory smokestack in England was spewing smoking ashes onto a neighboring property.—
Christopher A. Combs,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Check that your washer’s drain hose is securely connected and that the standpipe (a vertical pipe in the wall—usually PVC—that your machine’s hose drains into) is the correct height (usually 18–30 inches).—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Aug. 2025
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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
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Clean Vents and Air Ducts These are an easy place to overlook, but dust and pet hair can accumulate in vents and ducts and lead to respiratory issues.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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About 80% of breast cancers are the invasive ductal type, which occurs when cancer cells grow in the milk ducts and invade the surrounding breast tissue.—
Dr. Jamie Parkerson,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Tile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tile. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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