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as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
the major conduit for carrying water to the military base
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as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
water flowed along the conduit to the fountain
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Recent Examples of conduit
Not only are there no solar panels on the multi-acre structure, there is no conduit or infrastructure to support future solar panels.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
In a natural pregnancy, the placenta is more than a conduit.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
At its core was Vitinha, his elegant playmaking at the base of midfield the classy conduit through which their intricate moves flowed.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Since December, Maverick Development Partners has worked to address resident concerns, with the West Meadowbrook Neighborhood Association acting as the conduit.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
In a natural pregnancy, the placenta is more than a conduit.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
At its core was Vitinha, his elegant playmaking at the base of midfield the classy conduit through which their intricate moves flowed.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Since December, Maverick Development Partners has worked to address resident concerns, with the West Meadowbrook Neighborhood Association acting as the conduit.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conduit
Noun
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Spread or pipe whipped cream on top.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Lo then bludgeons Richard in the head with a metal pipe and kills him.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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For millennia, qanats—ingenious underground aqueducts—balanced survival with scarcity across the central plateau of Iran.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Holloway Road tube relies on a couple of old elevators to get up and down from the platform and the entrance is on a major road, so there is no obvious place for passengers to queue outside.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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For instance, Eucrisa, a drug prescribed to approximately a million American patients with eczema at almost $1,000 a tube, will be offered to Americans at an 80 percent discount—bringing the price under $200.—
Bobby Jindal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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In Arizona, almost half of the water flowing through the Central Arizona Project canal goes to Native American Tribes, meaning that Phoenix and its suburbs are going to face the lion’s share of the state’s cuts.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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In Flagler County, numerous docks flooded and waves were topping over some seawalls along a series of canals off the Intracoastal in Palm Coast, and a few inches of tidal flooding was reported in the oceanfront community of Flagler Beach, emergency officials told the weather service.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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Head of the academy Kris Durham had spotted him during a one-on-one tournament at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the channel of Donald De La Haye, known as Deestroying, who has more than six million subscribers and posts American football videos.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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What Happens Next Regional NWS branches issue regular local forecast updates on the agency’s website and social media channels.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Invert the top half of the bottle, like a funnel, into the bottom half and tape it together.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Tampa Bay has a pass-funnel defense with a secondary currently decimated by injuries.—
Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Conduit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conduit. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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