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as in pipes
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 TVs
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 tubes
Medical materials were also found on the scene, including tubes, microscope slides and potential hospital records, per TVP World.
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Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Drawing from a well dug on the property, a solar hot water collection tank pulls water through a series of tubes heated by the sun, which then flows into a simple electric water heater.
—Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2026
Underneath their colorful cartoon animal exteriors, the animatronics are a skeleton of metal and pneumatic tubes.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Lucy had tubes all over her body, and a nurse was trying to establish a heartbeat.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Woven directly into the specialized fibers is a complex web of flexible tubes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
Meant to be worn under the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit, announced by the two companies in 2024, the garment circulates cold water through a network of tubes across the body's major muscle groups, according to an Axiom Space news release.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Set on a colossal ceramic plate crafted by a local architect, and supported internally with steel tubes, this event set a Guinness World Record, solidifying the country’s enthusiasm for the dip.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 June 2026
Sometimes the astronauts had to resort to their backup system, which is essentially storing stuff in tubes.
—New Atlas, 6 June 2026
Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Drawing from a well dug on the property, a solar hot water collection tank pulls water through a series of tubes heated by the sun, which then flows into a simple electric water heater.
—Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2026
Underneath their colorful cartoon animal exteriors, the animatronics are a skeleton of metal and pneumatic tubes.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Lucy had tubes all over her body, and a nurse was trying to establish a heartbeat.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Woven directly into the specialized fibers is a complex web of flexible tubes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
Meant to be worn under the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit, announced by the two companies in 2024, the garment circulates cold water through a network of tubes across the body's major muscle groups, according to an Axiom Space news release.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Set on a colossal ceramic plate crafted by a local architect, and supported internally with steel tubes, this event set a Guinness World Record, solidifying the country’s enthusiasm for the dip.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 June 2026
Sometimes the astronauts had to resort to their backup system, which is essentially storing stuff in tubes.
—New Atlas, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubes
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Large pipes can be seen leading into the tank, which could have held around half a million liters of water, according to measurements taken from satellite images.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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For a keeper who’s only played 23 career MLS games, his coolness between the pipes stands out.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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Mangione was looking down at court papers, writing notes or talking to his lawyers as Wasser spoke and bodycam footage of the search played on televisions in the courtroom.—
Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
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The company began in 1946 as a radio repair shop in San Gabriel and later evolved into one of Southern California’s leading independent appliance retailers, expanding into televisions and mattresses.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
6 Dec. 2025
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The Del Mar City Council approved a resolution June 2 setting a June 3 deadline for properties in Work Zone 1 of undergrounding District x1A, which includes San Dieguito Drive and Orbita Road, for property owners to install lateral conduits.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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But there’s a semi-true idea that children are doing so at an incredibly rapid pace, and stories can be conduits for emotional growth, wonder, and empathy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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The researchers applied the method to monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), a two-dimensional semiconductor considered a promising candidate for future transistor channels because it can be manufactured at atomic-layer thickness.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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Content Partners acquires film, television programming, music and related royalties from investors, producers, writers, directors, actors and musicians, targeting assets that are generating cash flow and have long term distribution deals with major studios, networks, publishers and other channels.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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“Tubes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubes. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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