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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
Unlike an ileal conduit, the pouch has valves to keep the urine from backing into the kidneys or spilling out of the stoma.3
An external urostomy bag is not necessary for a continent diversion.
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Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
For emerging sports like padel, celebrities can be a critical conduit for reaching both new participants and new viewers.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2025
When Shams Charania, the ESPN reporter who is the usual conduit for this sort of news, first posted the deal on X, the general assumption was that he’d been hacked.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2025
Beyond the immediately funny, some of SNL’s most iconic work is more subtle, a conduit for exploring topics like etiquette.
—Justin J Wee, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2025
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Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
For emerging sports like padel, celebrities can be a critical conduit for reaching both new participants and new viewers.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2025
When Shams Charania, the ESPN reporter who is the usual conduit for this sort of news, first posted the deal on X, the general assumption was that he’d been hacked.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2025
Beyond the immediately funny, some of SNL’s most iconic work is more subtle, a conduit for exploring topics like etiquette.
—Justin J Wee, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conduit
Noun
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Some Russian troops had spent several days in the pipe before striking Ukrainian units from the rear near the town of Sudzha, blogger Yuri Podolyaka claimed.—
Joanna Kozlowska,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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White did take the opportunity, before Friday’s qualifiers, to serve as a forerunner in the pipe alongside 10-year-old Paizley White (no relation), a Whitespace team rider.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The rules govern the operation of dams, aqueducts and pumping plants in the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, two of the world’s largest water systems, which deliver supplies to millions of acres of farmland and about 30 million people.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Huge pipes will soon drain the aqueduct so the bypass can be connected.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
5 Oct. 2024
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Despite being in a hospital bed, hooked up to tubes, Rihanna was as fashionable as ever.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
10 Mar. 2025
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Tina untied the tourniquet on Lilian’s arm and left with the tray of tubes.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That project should add make room for 11 to 13 more daily transits through the canal.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2025
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The United States is the canal's largest user, with about 70% of shipping traffic going through the canal either coming to or from the U.S.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If your boss asks you to buy gift cards or transfer funds, try to confirm in person or via an official company channel.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Images shared by pro-Kremlin channels purport to show the Russian soldiers inside the pipelines.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Traffic on the bridge was temporarily stopped while the tops of the ship’s towering funnels passed less than 10 feet beneath the roadway.—
Isabelle Taft,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Courtesy of Disney Cruise Line The ship’s top-tier, 2,000-square-foot suite, a two-story affair built into the ship’s forward funnel—available to those willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a weeklong cruise—is based entirely on Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom and Disneyland.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Conduit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conduit. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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