Definition of tubenext
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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 Inside, the cathode ray tube and board are reproduced, and a keyboard and USB mouse are also included. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 And that's thanks to a rugged construction that starts with a steel-tube chassis welded at Stockman HQ before getting sent out for a hot dunk in the molten galvanization tank. New Atlas, 17 July 2026 The small in-mouth robot connects to them through flexible drive shafts, cables and tubes. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 Bring your tube and go on your own adventure down the river or rent from establishments nearby like Rockin’ R River Rides for a full excursion. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tube
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tube
Noun
  • Sometime after 2021, Higgs constructed a parking lot and installed an undersized pipe in an attempt to permit the surface water to pass under the lot.
    Zuri Primos July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • The project seeks to add two new compressor units to an existing station on High Meadow Lane, increasing pipeline capacity without installing a new pipe, but requires final state air quality permits before moving forward.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • Before 2020, Arkansas TV was known as the Arkansas Educational Television Network.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2026
  • Someone who saw the shooting told Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV that two trucks were stopped at a traffic light, and a person in one of the vehicles shot a man in the other.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • Sitting at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, the strait serves as a conduit for about 12% of global trade and has become even more vital for Saudi oil exports following the shuttering of the Strait of Hormuz.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
  • The White House press corps, the conduit that routes and shapes the official government narrative, has itself been reshaped, its composition altered to better reflect the President’s preferences.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
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  • Williams particularly loves them for applications where durability matters, such as bridal makeup or television and film.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
  • The company boasts short wait times, one-on-one time with physicians and large, private rooms with baths and televisions, and catered meals, according to prior Statesman reporting.
    Rose Evans July 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • Those moments became the sizzle reel at the start of Pfister’s post to his YouTube channel, Welcome to this World Media.
    Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The district is sharing the information through school communication channels, Gonzalez said.
    Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • In embracing the breaks as a new opportunity to jam more marketing bucks into the funnel, Fox waltzed off with a bigger share of the World Cup’s largesse.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026
  • Price out a web-checkout funnel for EU users before your competitors do.
    Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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“Tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tube. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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