flue

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Recent Examples of flue Peoples Gas has been onsite multiple times over the winter and identified the boiler exhaust flue as a potential source of the sporadic smell, district officials said. Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025 But Chaplin lets in enough fresh air to make the reader care about things like flue innovations and the proliferation of affordable thermometers. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 The Groton Emergency Dispatch Center received a 911 call around 1:43 a.m. from resident of a townhouse on Driftwood Circle reporting a fire in the furnace and flue exhaust area of the residence, according to Capt. Gregory J. McCarthy of the Groton Police Department. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025 This debris can block the flue and pose a fire risk. Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flue
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Noun
  • Black or white smoke bellowing from a Sistine Chapel chimney represents the cardinals' voting decisions for the day.
    Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • Smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney represents where the decision process is for selecting the next Pope.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • At Farm Central, the Seabrook headquarters, a brick smokestack, built by Kelly Brickworks in Philadelphia, with the name SEABROOK painted vertically, rose 225 feet in the air.
    John Seabrook June 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
  • None deny minority neighborhoods on the South and West sides suffer more from the dirty air, water and soil that historically came from steel mills, smokestacks and truck traffic.
    Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Our home’s ventilation is only as good as the air vents and ducts are clean.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
  • Eye drops and tear duct plugs can help treat dry eyes, while medications and stress relief can help relieve headaches. Consider speaking to your healthcare provider if dry eyes or headaches are interfering with your daily life or causing extreme symptoms.
    Sarah Hudgens, Health, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Back in 2001, some anthropologists got permission from a museum to borrow twenty-four clay pipe fragments that had been dug up in the small town of Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare used to live.
    Sam Kelly July 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
  • This suburban Milwaukee community is increasing its water rate by 22% South Milwaukee’s water rates are increasing by about 22% to recover costs of multiple construction projects, including lead pipe replacements.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025

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“Flue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flue. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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