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as in pipe
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 TV
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 tube
These splotches eventually turn into tube-like structures that spread over affected apple leaves.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Cathode ray tubes for Sarnoff and RCA to make televisions.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The heart of this town is the Arkansas River, which flows right through town and is a popular place to raft, tube, and kayak.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Roller shades are a single piece of material that rolls in and out of a tube when pulled up and down over a window.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Cathode ray tubes for Sarnoff and RCA to make televisions.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The heart of this town is the Arkansas River, which flows right through town and is a popular place to raft, tube, and kayak.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Roller shades are a single piece of material that rolls in and out of a tube when pulled up and down over a window.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tube
Noun
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Following Harriett's death, the boy began experiencing strange happenings — hearing scratching in the wall, seeing water mysteriously dripping from pipes and walls, and most scary of all, feeling his bed moving.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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When that liquid becomes warm, it’s then sent through pipes to a facility that cools the liquid and sends it back to the data centers.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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There were also winds of 35 mph and 3 to 4 inches of snowfall, per WBZ-TV.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Quinto was all about the nod to his earlier work, showrunner Michael Grassi revealed to TV Insider.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 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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More than 20 televisions will show football and sports with live music, pool tables and a central horseshoe bar.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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Ford said the campaign, which included television spots set to air during the first two World Series games between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, was intended to spark discussion about the impact of tariffs on workers and businesses.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 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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Rotten Fruit Put those overripe bananas to good use by placing the peel and pieces of the banana in a container, again sealing the top with a funnel or plastic wrap.—
Emma Ashe,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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Gather the necessary tools, including an oil drain pan, wrench, filter wrench, funnel, and jack stands.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tube. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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