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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
Protect young trees with a hardware cloth tube, says Owen.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
The new rate only applies to semi-finished copper products, such as copper pipes, wires, rods, sheets, and tubes, as well as copper-intensive derivative products, such as pipe fittings, cables, and connectors, according to the White House fact sheet.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
Instead of collecting 4 to 10 milliliters of blood in a typical collection tube, BD's finger collection tube holds between 225 and 435 microliters of blood.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Manatees call the springs home in the winter, and in the summer these swimming holes are the place to be to cool off and float long days away in a tube.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 29 July 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
The new rate only applies to semi-finished copper products, such as copper pipes, wires, rods, sheets, and tubes, as well as copper-intensive derivative products, such as pipe fittings, cables, and connectors, according to the White House fact sheet.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
Instead of collecting 4 to 10 milliliters of blood in a typical collection tube, BD's finger collection tube holds between 225 and 435 microliters of blood.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Manatees call the springs home in the winter, and in the summer these swimming holes are the place to be to cool off and float long days away in a tube.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tube
Noun
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Dams, straightening, dredging, channelizing, and an unseen network of pipes and drains and overflow tunnels have nearly eliminated the river’s likelihood of overflowing its banks and destroying businesses downtown.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Today this material can seal pipes and brave the ocean.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
8 Aug. 2025
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Yet this infectious look into the masterful brain of the single mom and former police department cleaning woman — who earned her job as an LAPD crime consultant — propelled the freshman series into one of broadcast TV's few bright spots.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Plus, World Soccer Ticket includes access to more than 100 streaming channels within the channel guide, with channels such as NBC Sports Now, Fox Sports, Real Madrid TV, Telemundo Al Dia, Today All Day and Sky News.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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This is before Doom sends Franklin to hell and uses his goddaughter Valeria as a magical conduit.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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The tool did a superb job of cutting the plastic electrical conduit.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Noah Wyle has remained a rather comforting and familiar face on television over the past few decades, initially best known for playing Dr. John Carter on the long-running NBC drama series, ER.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The visit marks his first time back since a disastrous Oval Office meeting back in February in which Trump berated him on live television and then kicked him off the White House grounds.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Where to watch 'New Heights' podcast New episodes drop on the podcast's YouTube channel, and can be listened to through Spotify and Apple Podcasts.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
12 Aug. 2025
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The 22-year-old is currently the fastest growing creator on YouTube, and has more than 25 billion views on his channel.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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Social commerce—shopping experiences integrated directly into social media platforms—is collapsing the traditional sales funnel into a single, interactive moment.—
Catherine Erdly,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Anchored in community colleges and state universities, the program creates on-ramps for students who might otherwise be overlooked in traditional hiring funnels.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
29 July 2025
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“Tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tube. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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