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as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
all of the wiring for the converted residential loft is concealed in a vertical trough
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Recent Examples of trough
Employer Job title Member grade Alma mater So, later that year, the underweight teen got a job on a construction site carrying heavy loads of building materials in a hod, a three-sided wooden trough.
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Today any surface that has a coating, any device that uses stacks of extremely thin films — television screens, cell phone screens and the microchips inside — can be traced back to Katharine, repeatedly dipping a metal plate in a trough of water.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Producers are looking at factors like cost of labor combined with the time and material costs of driving around to check wells or troughs — areas where Ranchbot might be able to lend an assist.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The candle first went viral in the spring of 2025, as a budget-friendly alternative to West Elm’s $100 ceramic trough candle.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2026
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Today any surface that has a coating, any device that uses stacks of extremely thin films — television screens, cell phone screens and the microchips inside — can be traced back to Katharine, repeatedly dipping a metal plate in a trough of water.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Producers are looking at factors like cost of labor combined with the time and material costs of driving around to check wells or troughs — areas where Ranchbot might be able to lend an assist.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The candle first went viral in the spring of 2025, as a budget-friendly alternative to West Elm’s $100 ceramic trough candle.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trough
Noun
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Sometimes, Ramsden and his peers in Mississippi might hop down in the mud to lay irrigation pipe.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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One of those projects is a pipe replacement in the area of 1st Street and Holmes Street in the River Market.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Haruki Murakami found fatally roasted in a ditch.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ramon Ramirez Bloodsports This New York City band sings grandiose gutter rock that reminds you the human experience is suffering at every turn.—
Ramon Ramirez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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Shingles may crack or loosen, ice can harm flashing, and gutters can sag under frozen debris.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Drawing has always had an important role in the creation of architecture — both as a means for architects to work out their ideas before building and as the conduit between these ideas and the team that realizes them in material form.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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This group is a conduit to their community.—
Tori Mason,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Makeshift trenches with food supplies and utensils belonging to the miners were also dismantled, with clothing items left behind after the miners fled the site in Randfontein, about 25 miles west of Johannesburg.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Chalamet wore a black-and-yellow plaid shirt, while Jenner wore a blue leather trench.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Nearly three million tubes of LIVFRESH have been sold to date with more than 13,000 positive reviews.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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That means returning to the motel and removing the feeding tube from her daughter's stomach.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If finding a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down inside your car and protect your head, or abandon your vehicle and seek shelter in a low-lying area such as a ditch or ravine.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What is there to say, after all, about a 95-minute foray into feces, intestinal gas, horse semen and a beer funnel inserted into a body cavity that’s quite obviously not someone’s mouth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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What to read next The highlight of the cruise for many is a pirate party on the ship’s main deck, complete with Captain Jack Sparrow abseiling from the funnel.—
Helen Wright,
TheWeek,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Trough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trough. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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