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as in conduit
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
the plumber came and fixed the water pipe that was leaking
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as in to funnel
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
piped water into every house
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Recent Examples of pipe
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
Within four months, 12 million feet of sewage pipe had been laid, 255,000 miles of road had been paved, and numerous other public works had been built or improved.
—Philip K. Howard, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
If that’s not enough, make some chocolate ganache and pipe it onto the bread pudding.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pipe
Noun
Unbeknownst to him, the Creature manages to escape by using his supernatural strength to tear off his chains and scuttle through a drainage pipe to freedom.
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This Amazon lookalike comes with pants and a button-down shirt with piping along the hems to offer comfort, warmth, and style all in one.
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Noun
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Angelic children are conduits between life and death.—
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That may not be considered overly important, but the media remain the best conduit between the England team and its supporters, even in the social media age.—
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According to Sotheby’s, many of the bottles are private labels, single barrels, and vintage expressions, some of which are making their auction debut.—
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Meanwhile, in the last three months, Maduro’s government exported an average of 35,000 barrels a day to Cuba, approximately a quarter of the island’s total demand, according to Piñón.—
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Williamson, Newsom’s former chief of staff, pleaded not guilty in November in a scheme to enrich her friend Sean McCluskie, a longtime deputy to former Attorney General Xavier Becerra, using money funneled from one of Becerra’s dormant campaign accounts.—
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The treasury secretary is probing whether any of the money was somehow funneled outside the country.—
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But images of those youthful frolics amid chirping children quickly slips behind me, muted by my puffing, labored breaths and the blanket of snow.—
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Had Steve Smith been fit and available to play, then the 31-year-old would have been patrolling another part of the field; maybe busying himself in the covers, or chirping away from under a lid at short leg.—
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The signature cocktail, When Pigs Fly, goes through a journey in a pneumatic tube.—
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Tweens will love the small tube size, which fits perfectly in a jean pocket or a shoulder bag.—
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Golden Globes hair 2026 channeled silver screen elegance with movie star bobs, sculptural waves, and vintage styles owning the night.—
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Selena Gomez channeled Old Hollywood glamour in a black floor-length Chanel gown with a white feathered off-the-shoulder neckline.—
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In that decision, the court said cities cannot ban the installation of natural gas piping in new buildings because such restrictions are overridden by federal law.—
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Go With a Western Vibe Reach for a shirt with some playful piping, then slip into some brown knee-high boots.—
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When a power play goal by the visitors later in the second, and a late goal that fooled Wallstedt to make it 6-1, boos rained down, directed at the officials, or the Wild, or both.—
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Affleck will now direct, co-write and star in Animals, slated for release in 2026.—
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“Pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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