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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
But buying a new tube for every hike is wasteful.
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Zoe Gates, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Patients are placed inside a tube and surrounded by the machine containing the magnets.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
An East Bay institution that’s slung tasty meat tubes for almost a century is no more.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Journey suffers from a multitude of medical complications, including an incurable lung disease, scoliosis, tremors, relies on a G-tube to eat, and has had surgery on both hips, according to victim impact statements and the prosecution.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
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Zoe Gates, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Patients are placed inside a tube and surrounded by the machine containing the magnets.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
An East Bay institution that’s slung tasty meat tubes for almost a century is no more.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Journey suffers from a multitude of medical complications, including an incurable lung disease, scoliosis, tremors, relies on a G-tube to eat, and has had surgery on both hips, according to victim impact statements and the prosecution.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tube
Noun
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For now, imagine a skater launching off a quarter pipe two thousand feet high, then somersaulting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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That fingerprint was sufficient enough to qualify for a warrant to search the rest of the Norman home, where tests of the pipes leading out of the washing machine revealed some matter containing Beryl’s DNA.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Other streaming platforms, including Fubo (which comes with a free trial,) Sling TV and ESPN's proprietary streaming service ESPN Unlimited, will air the game.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Apple has unveiled its vibrant new logo for Apple TV, which will be featured at the beginning of its shows and films.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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But the nonprofit did so discreetly, using the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian organization, as a conduit for the funds.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Middle managers—those crucial conduits between strategy and execution—feel less psychologically safe than both their bosses and their teams.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
22 Oct. 2025
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The body paint looks as if it were done with skin-tight leggings, while the television personality appears to be topless under the paint.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Nearly fifty years on, minimalism has become the stuff of cliché, its devices endlessly exploited on film and television soundtracks.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The bit saw Ripa channel Chappell Roan, while Consuelos sported a chest-bearing bodysuit in the vein of Benson Boone.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Disney has suspended its content on YouTube TV — pulling channels like ESPN and ABC from the platform — after the companies failed to reach a new contractual agreement.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Becker called out funnel-neck jackets, bra tops and balloon pants as important items.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Thai restaurant received a yellow placard after inspectors discovered the handwashing sink was blocked with a funnel and dish soap.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tube. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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