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as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
watched the liquid move through the tube between the flasks and recorded the movement in his chemistry notebook
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as in TV
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
we plan to relax and spend some time in front of the tube tonight
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Recent Examples of tube
Justin Schleede reaches onto a black lab bench to pick up a tray of small plastic tubes.
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Rob Stein, NPR, 6 May 2026
The spongy underside of the cap has pores—rather than gills as seen in Agaricales mushrooms such as shiitake and portobello—which are the openings to tubes through which spores exit the mushroom.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
The versatile cake can be made in a tube or Bundt pan, and can even be frozen so there's always something to satisfy your sweet tooth in the freezer.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Nearly three million tubes of LIVFRESH have been sold to date.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
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Rob Stein, NPR, 6 May 2026
The spongy underside of the cap has pores—rather than gills as seen in Agaricales mushrooms such as shiitake and portobello—which are the openings to tubes through which spores exit the mushroom.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
The versatile cake can be made in a tube or Bundt pan, and can even be frozen so there's always something to satisfy your sweet tooth in the freezer.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Nearly three million tubes of LIVFRESH have been sold to date.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tube
Noun
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The plumber had no choice but to bring the pipe into the house at this elevation.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The 6-foot pipe, which transports 10 million gallons of wastewater a day, is nearing the end of its life and needs to be rehabilitated and eventually replaced, OC San officials said.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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The Baltimore Sun management and editorial board members discussed how the newspaper works to provide differing yet independent perspectives in both their editorials and reporting during a town hall broadcast Monday evening on Fox 45 (WBFF-TV).—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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On April 16, the TV Academy in North Hollywood was packed to the gills for a screening of the season two finale — which looked particularly stunning on a big screen — followed by an impressive Q&A and reception with Thornton, Larter, Elliott, Moore, Randolph, Lofland and Chávez.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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Likewise, electrical conduits are hidden on the top of the beams and centered down the skylight to leave the focus on the old structure and new walls.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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The sinking has damaged part of the Friant-Kern Canal, a major water conduit for farms, reducing its carrying capacity and requiring $326 million in repairs.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Attenborough matters because, for generations of TV viewers, in scores of countries, he has been regarded as the person who best understands one crucial purpose of the medium—who has made the most fruitful use of what television, uniquely, can be for.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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The Iranian effort to formalize control over the channel raised new concerns about international shipping, with hundreds of commercial vessels bottled up in the Persian Gulf and unable to reach the open sea.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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Reducing screentime That sense of intention is part of the draw for 23-year-old content creator Chonnie Alfonso, who typically features retro gadgets on her YouTube channel.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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No damage beyond the funnel, or smokestack, area is evident in the videos provided by CENTCOM.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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My empty paper bowl jerked along the belt, stopping under each funnel.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
8 May 2026
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“Tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tube. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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