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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 pipes are not adequately installed.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Dec. 2025
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Oakland University, in Rochester, Michigan, says fall commencement services will take place as planned, despite recent campus building closings related to problems with its high-temperature hot water pipe system.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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Superights has also confirmed a host of new deals for Miffy and Friends to China (JY Entertainment), Sweden (SVT), Télé-Québec for French-speaking Canada (Télé-Quebec), English-speaking Canada (Knowledge Network) Hong Kong (View TV and Now TV, and Australia (ABC Australia).—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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In announcing the change on Tuesday, the TV Academy said the move was designed to better accommodate promotional campaign schedules for Emmy Awards hopefuls.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Koosha is an unlikely conduit for an AI revolution.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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Whoopi Goldberg, whisperer to unknown paranormal entities and living conduit between our world and the ghostly realm, has once again confirmed to America that aliens are among us.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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Letterman began hosting Late Night in 1982, and his offbeat humor created an entirely new era of late night television.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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Not everything is done for television, believe it or not.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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The editorial tone of the channel is not expected to change.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Their link-up down the left channel, with Gnonto ahead, was a hugely productive outlet for Farke’s side.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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The suite is located in the ship’s forward funnel and is accessible via private elevator from Decks 10 and 12.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
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John and his team are at the top of the funnel, on set capturing a huge swath of sounds in real time.—
Sarah Rodman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tube. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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