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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
Todeschini also tested this version by launching a scale model of the dart from a tube using compressed gas.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
After being tested for airtightness, helium was pumped into the glass enclosure through thin tubes inserted into the lead lining, to protect the document from corrosive oxygen and parasites.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
The government in court findings has alleged that Zhongtian Liu — the founder of a company in China that makes aluminum bars and tubes — also controlled Perfectus Aluminum.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Others may use hollow pipes, tubes, window ledges or even sliding door tracks (a favorite site for the grass-carrying wasp).
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
After being tested for airtightness, helium was pumped into the glass enclosure through thin tubes inserted into the lead lining, to protect the document from corrosive oxygen and parasites.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
The government in court findings has alleged that Zhongtian Liu — the founder of a company in China that makes aluminum bars and tubes — also controlled Perfectus Aluminum.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Others may use hollow pipes, tubes, window ledges or even sliding door tracks (a favorite site for the grass-carrying wasp).
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tube
Noun
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Explosive natural gas spews from broken pipes on the lower floors.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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The facility had deteriorated insulation around the pipes.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 22,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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Walls worked at the library and was on her way to meet friends, WAVY-TV reported.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Louie previously worked as a reporter and anchor for WANF-TV from 2021 to 2024.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
19 May 2026
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The theme is a conduit for a larger meditation, one that runs throughout the film, on the narcissism of male anger.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Despite all the debt, and the fact that companies are keeping large swaths of it off their balance sheets using methods of conduit financing, actual AI revenues are in fact materializing.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
15 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.—
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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The traditional studio model already faces immense pressure from fragmented audiences, rising production costs, declining television economics and an increasingly brutal streaming market.—
Joseph M. Singer,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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In the event of the tank cracking and the chemicals rapidly leaking out — a less catastrophic option — fire crews have set up a system of sand barriers to prevent the chemicals from entering from entering storm drains or river channels.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
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Messages left Saturday by the Associated Press seeking comment from the community access channel were not immediately returned.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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That click represents the single most commercially valuable moment in the entire marketing funnel.—
Ankur Goyal,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Also, the pouring funnel isn’t precise enough to easily move ground coffee into a portafilter for espresso.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 May 2026
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“Tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tube. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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