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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
The new generators packed in many more tubes, which led to quicker wear, which led to a leak of radioactive steam.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Khanna’s second stop on the trip was JM Steel in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, a plant turning hulking steel coils into solar tracker tubes for the company Nextpower.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Tests involve collecting small stool samples, placing them in provided tubes or other receptacles and then sending them to labs for analysis.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Those tubes can inflate or deflate depending on the temperature outside.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 27 May 2026
Despite being tethered to equipment with wires and tubes, the little boy managed to stand up near his wheelchair long enough to toss her a ball.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
The resulting lava tubes stretch over 820 feet (250 meters) across, more than eight times the width of California's tunnels.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 25 May 2026
Despite being tethered to equipment with wires and tubes, the little boy managed to stand up near his wheelchair long enough to toss her a ball.
—Laura Ungar, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Looking to repurpose these old tubes?
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Khanna’s second stop on the trip was JM Steel in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, a plant turning hulking steel coils into solar tracker tubes for the company Nextpower.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Tests involve collecting small stool samples, placing them in provided tubes or other receptacles and then sending them to labs for analysis.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Those tubes can inflate or deflate depending on the temperature outside.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 27 May 2026
Despite being tethered to equipment with wires and tubes, the little boy managed to stand up near his wheelchair long enough to toss her a ball.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
The resulting lava tubes stretch over 820 feet (250 meters) across, more than eight times the width of California's tunnels.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 25 May 2026
Despite being tethered to equipment with wires and tubes, the little boy managed to stand up near his wheelchair long enough to toss her a ball.
—Laura Ungar, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Looking to repurpose these old tubes?
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubes
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Hoop houses are a type of greenhouse made by bending PVC or metal pipes into half circles and covering them with translucent plastic.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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To prevent that, some operators maintain low oil flow rates, akin to dripping a faucet in freezing cold weather to avoid frozen pipes.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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The conduits that link the pads to the octagon structures may contain fiber-optic cables for communications, Kristensen and Neill said.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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In trying to cut out the conduits, the ECB tread a dangerous path.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The sheriff’s office made at least $5,543 in questionable purchases from the jail commissary fund, buying 15 televisions, 76 hams, beer and cigarettes.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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Along with incorporating more seamlessly into gallery walls, Flynn says there are more furniture options for smaller televisions.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
23 May 2026
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Eco effort Guests rarely need air conditioning thanks to the building’s passive design, which captures heat in the atrium and redistributes it through internal channels, creating natural heating and cooling from day to night.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Nike Air Force 1 Low six-pack doesn’t yet have a release date but is expected to arrive this summer through The Whitaker Group’s channels.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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“Tubes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubes. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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