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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
Each vessel is equipped with 32 vertical launch tubes for three types of anti-surface and land-attack cruise missiles, as well as 10 torpedo tubes.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
In images shared on the GoFundMe page, he is seen at the hospital with tubes in his nose and one of his legs severely blistered and bruised all over his shin down to the ankle.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This may be due to its positive effects on vasodilation, which is when blood vessels (tubes that carry blood) widen.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 1 Sep. 2025
The wand of a canister vacuum can often extend like a telescope, or accept extension tubes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Teddy is one such casualty of Auxolith’s pioneering biotechnology, with his mother (Alicia Silverstone) now in a coma bed with tubes attached after a drug trial gone wrong.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
There’s no pumping, waiting, or dealing with tubes.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Short cuts of pasta, especially those with ridges or tubes to embrace more of the glossy sauce, are terrific with vodka sauce.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
There were even advanced analog computers that solved complex equations using rods and cams and others that simulated national economies by the flow of liquid through tubes between reservoirs.
—New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
In images shared on the GoFundMe page, he is seen at the hospital with tubes in his nose and one of his legs severely blistered and bruised all over his shin down to the ankle.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This may be due to its positive effects on vasodilation, which is when blood vessels (tubes that carry blood) widen.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 1 Sep. 2025
The wand of a canister vacuum can often extend like a telescope, or accept extension tubes.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Teddy is one such casualty of Auxolith’s pioneering biotechnology, with his mother (Alicia Silverstone) now in a coma bed with tubes attached after a drug trial gone wrong.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
There’s no pumping, waiting, or dealing with tubes.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Short cuts of pasta, especially those with ridges or tubes to embrace more of the glossy sauce, are terrific with vodka sauce.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
There were even advanced analog computers that solved complex equations using rods and cams and others that simulated national economies by the flow of liquid through tubes between reservoirs.
—New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubes
Noun
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Bacteria that live on the insides of pipes in a water system convert that ammonia to nitrite in a process called nitrification.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Later that year, while hospitalized for an alleged appendicitis, Sobhraj took advantage of a blackout caused by the Indo-Pakistani war to escape, slipping out through the drainage pipes.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unlike rigid processes, pathways are living conduits.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil.—
Steven Searcy,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Jumbotrons at Tiananmen Square beamed the image to the 50,000 people gathered under the beating Beijing sun to witness the spectacle, many waving small Chinese flags, while state media transmitted it to televisions across China and the world.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Unplug electrical equipment such as radios, televisions and small appliances.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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There have been various similar streamer-broadcaster partnerships struck in 2025, with Netflix’s agreement to carry the live channels and on-demand content from France’s TF1 starting 2026 arguably the most eye-catching.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Join Zax Rewardz and keep an eye out on Zaxby’s social channels for exclusive offers this week.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Tubes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubes. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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