as in route
a direct way of passing along information or supplies
an equipment hauler serves as the columnist's pipeline for gossip about the rock band the battle was ultimately lost because the enemy had destroyed our pipeline for resupply
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Recent Examples of pipeline
The closure comes amid extensive work to replace a more than 50-year-old residual pipeline running from from the Crescent Hill Water Treatment Plant to lagoons at the B. E. Payne Water Treatment Plant in Prospect with two new 24-inch pipes.
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Once the beachhead was secure, the Allies began to repair ports, build pipelines, and extend railways.
—Maximilian K. Bremer, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2025
Chevron spokesman Sean Comey told CalMatters that the refinery paused the flow of outbound product pipelines from the refinery the night of the incident, but restarted them after three hours.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Universities warn that stricter rules could disrupt academic hiring and student pipelines.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Once the beachhead was secure, the Allies began to repair ports, build pipelines, and extend railways.
—Maximilian K. Bremer, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2025
Chevron spokesman Sean Comey told CalMatters that the refinery paused the flow of outbound product pipelines from the refinery the night of the incident, but restarted them after three hours.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Universities warn that stricter rules could disrupt academic hiring and student pipelines.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipeline
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Diagonal passes to onrushing full-backs has proven to be another effective route around the high defensive line, as Inter targeted Denzel Dumfries with 14 long balls out to his flank across the two-legged Champions League semi-final tie with Barcelona last season.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The patient who was being taken to the hospital was placed in another rescue vehicle, which continued the route.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the nonprofit did so discreetly, using the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian organization, as a conduit for the funds.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Middle managers—those crucial conduits between strategy and execution—feel less psychologically safe than both their bosses and their teams.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
22 Oct. 2025
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As various ancient sources recount, after Achilles is killed by Paris, the Greeks resort to deception.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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In the midst of tragedy came a small offering of knowledge from an unsuspecting source.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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In photos obtained by the outlet, the pair could be seen walking out of the theater while holding hands and smiling.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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But the interest in the East Wing demolition had been acute enough that a local-news outlet had identified one of the East Wing dump sites—an industrial park in Hyattsville, Maryland.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Stream every snap on top channels like ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, ESPN, SEC Network, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, FS1, and more.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Comcast One of the world’s biggest telecommunications companies, the conglomerate owns NBCUniversal, which includes film studios such as Universal Pictures and DreamWorks, cable channels such as CNBC and Bravo, as well as Peacock, a streaming platform.—
Melanie Hicken,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipeline. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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