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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
Recent studies of the river outlet works have shown that managers can operate the backup tubes continuously in a safe way, said Katrina Grantz, the deputy regional director for Reclamation’s Upper Colorado Region, at a conference in Boulder earlier this month.
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
The Deschutes River courses right through town, and people love to drift down the river with tubes, stand-up paddle boards, and the occasional inflatable unicorn.
—Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
Create Seedling Pots DIY seedling pots are super easy to make from cardboard paper towel tubes by bending in the base of the tube to create a solid bottom and filling it with soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
Circulatory cooling vests Similar to a human’s circulatory system, these vests have a system of tubes placed all over the vest.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Little Outlaw and Brewers Canoers are two of the many outfitters located in Valentine, renting canoes, kayaks, tubes, and stock tanks (a Nebraska tradition).
—Kelsey Yandura, Midwest Living, 17 June 2026
Medical materials were also found on the scene, including tubes, microscope slides and potential hospital records, per TVP World.
—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
Double tubes are available to rent and there are no height requirements for the entire hill.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2024
Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
The Deschutes River courses right through town, and people love to drift down the river with tubes, stand-up paddle boards, and the occasional inflatable unicorn.
—Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
Create Seedling Pots DIY seedling pots are super easy to make from cardboard paper towel tubes by bending in the base of the tube to create a solid bottom and filling it with soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
Circulatory cooling vests Similar to a human’s circulatory system, these vests have a system of tubes placed all over the vest.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Little Outlaw and Brewers Canoers are two of the many outfitters located in Valentine, renting canoes, kayaks, tubes, and stock tanks (a Nebraska tradition).
—Kelsey Yandura, Midwest Living, 17 June 2026
Medical materials were also found on the scene, including tubes, microscope slides and potential hospital records, per TVP World.
—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
Double tubes are available to rent and there are no height requirements for the entire hill.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubes
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Common sources include heaters, ovens, fireplaces, water heaters, broken pipes, grills, and generators.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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Traditional nuclear plants typically rely on large external pipes to connect these systems.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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JioHotstar’s Bharath Ram cited nearly 100 million connected televisions in India as context for the platform’s accelerating CTV push, while Soni said YouTube now reaches more than 75 million Indian adults aged 18 and above on connected TV screens.—
Lin Ying-Hsuan,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Some sports media pundits have been citing the addition of out-of-home viewing and internet-connected televisions to Nielsen data as the reason sports ratings have been on the rise.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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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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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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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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Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a technique to carve microscopic liquid-cooling channels directly inside silicon semiconductor chips.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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“Tubes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubes. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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