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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 an attached garage, officers discovered a vehicle with a tube running from the exhaust pipe into the interior.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Below him, drunken partiers are stumbling back from a day in the unrelenting sun at the MGM Grand’s pool, many of them carrying inflatable tubes, and nearly all in various stages of undress.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
These tubes will circulate this liquid around the suit, providing temperature control.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 June 2026
There are some obvious no-no’s that fall within this rule, like standard-size water bottles and full-size tubes of toothpaste.
—Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Below him, drunken partiers are stumbling back from a day in the unrelenting sun at the MGM Grand’s pool, many of them carrying inflatable tubes, and nearly all in various stages of undress.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
These tubes will circulate this liquid around the suit, providing temperature control.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 June 2026
There are some obvious no-no’s that fall within this rule, like standard-size water bottles and full-size tubes of toothpaste.
—Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tube
Noun
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The tagline is emblazoned on a giant roadside sign fashioned out of pipes on the corner of Main Street and South Stiles Road.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Roldan grew up with two brothers in an eastside Los Angeles suburb, kicking the ball into a goal their dad had made of PVC pipe.—
Russell Lewis,
NPR,
12 June 2026
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More than three months after KTLA cut Glen Walker as the station’s midday anchor, the longtime Los Angeles newscaster returns to the airwaves on Wednesday, June 10, as a roving anchor on KTTV and KCOP, Fox TV’s two Los Angeles stations.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Many respondents among the nearly 600 educators surveyed said students were also participating more in classroom discussions and spending more time interacting face-to-face with peers, New York ABC station WABC-TV reported.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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The Persian Gulf is not merely a conduit for hydrocarbons.—
John W.H. Denton AO,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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Skyrocketing oil costs have come because of the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has attacked various vessels and oil tankers passing through the conduit.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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This includes streaming video on demand, linear television and studio production, distribution and development.—
Savannah Sicurella,
AJC.com,
13 June 2026
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The league is finally recovering from a turbulent decade during which television ratings dropped by nearly 48% as many of its most prominent players, coaches and executives increasingly inserted themselves into partisan political debates.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Iran's blockade of the strait, which carried about 20% of the world's oil supply before the war, has throttled traffic through the critical oil shipping channel, driving up fuel prices and threatening the global economy.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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In early 2025, Morris lost $250,000 a month in revenue because YouTube shut down his faceless channels due to a copyright dispute.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
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Start by scaling up your recipe, then measure and use a funnel to pour all the ingredients into a freezer-safe bottle or container—empty spirit bottles work great for this.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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Marketing is filling the funnel.—
Bob Ray,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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“Tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tube. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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