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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
Keep boots upright and orderly by using boot trees, cardboard tubes, or even a short length of PVC pipe.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Unopened tubes and cans are both shelf-stable, but once opened, the difference is significant.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
The painting of the paint tubes in the studio took me a long time, like eight months or so.
—Bettina Funcke, Artforum, 7 Jan. 2026
Further, guest room toiletry products — which are required to be all natural without any history of animal testing — are packaged in recyclable tubes.
—Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
On July 9, 2025, Schahfer had another 1,996-hour outage because of significant damage to the upper portion of the condenser tubes.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
This system uses a series of 150mm-diameter tubes in a bomber frame.
—Cameron Martindell, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
From there, the researchers collect more than 1,000 tubes of samples and ship them to a lab.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
According to Buder, who also works as an engineer at Vielo, the aircraft-grade carbon tubes were first cleaned and cut to size, then bonded using an epoxy-carbon composite.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Unopened tubes and cans are both shelf-stable, but once opened, the difference is significant.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
The painting of the paint tubes in the studio took me a long time, like eight months or so.
—Bettina Funcke, Artforum, 7 Jan. 2026
Further, guest room toiletry products — which are required to be all natural without any history of animal testing — are packaged in recyclable tubes.
—Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
On July 9, 2025, Schahfer had another 1,996-hour outage because of significant damage to the upper portion of the condenser tubes.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
This system uses a series of 150mm-diameter tubes in a bomber frame.
—Cameron Martindell, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
From there, the researchers collect more than 1,000 tubes of samples and ship them to a lab.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
According to Buder, who also works as an engineer at Vielo, the aircraft-grade carbon tubes were first cleaned and cut to size, then bonded using an epoxy-carbon composite.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubes
Noun
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Keep monitoring your pipes as they thaw.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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During the initial two years of the project, Antonio Dominguez, the city’s director of water utilities, said 1,000 lead pipes were replaced with copper.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The FinCEN Files show how banks remain vital conduits in moving illicit money out of reach.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Piergiorgio Scarlato and Jacopo Taddeucci Data from SKATE is helping scientists test hypotheses about how gas bubbles rise and burst inside magma, how volcanic conduits are shaped, and study subsurface processes that ordinary monitoring can’t see.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Some have giant televisions and provide other games such as ping pong, corn hole or giant Jenga.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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For decades, Samsung, maker of consumer electronics like smartphones, televisions, computer monitors and refrigerators, relied on its vast internal design workforce to become a brand rivaling Apple in prestige.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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His case illustrates how power in Venezuela has often flowed through opaque military and intelligence channels rather than formal political office.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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The global beauty conglomerate will now support Chillhouse, known for its SoHo New York salon and press-on nails, through digital and retail channels and growth capital.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Tubes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubes. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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