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Recent Examples of fire hydrant
When there's a terrible fire in California, the fire hydrants ought to actually turn on.
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CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
Hydrants Weren’t Designed for Wildfires Above-ground fire hydrants have been around since the 1800s.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Cars parked illegally in front of the fire hydrants slowed down their response, fire officials said.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The most common issue has been restaurants not providing full details on their site plans, which must include a drawing of the outdoor dining setup and identify its distance to nearby objects like mailboxes and fire hydrants.
—Matthew Haag, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
Hydrants Weren’t Designed for Wildfires Above-ground fire hydrants have been around since the 1800s.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Cars parked illegally in front of the fire hydrants slowed down their response, fire officials said.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The most common issue has been restaurants not providing full details on their site plans, which must include a drawing of the outdoor dining setup and identify its distance to nearby objects like mailboxes and fire hydrants.
—Matthew Haag, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrant
Noun
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Fire officials said there were no hydrants in the immediate area, so the department’s preplan and mutual aid strategy was initiated, bringing a tanker truck from the Washington Volunteer Fire Department and an engine and crew from the Bethlehem Fire Department to the scene.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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California’s water supply agencies have disputed the president’s claims about the system hurting the efforts in Los Angeles, saying hydrants ran dry because they were not built to fight wildfires and a key reservoir was empty because of ongoing maintenance.—
Alexx Altman-Devilbiss,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.—
Kevin Cortez,
Popular Mechanics,
25 May 2023
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Cathcart is referring to the plumbing that the vanity's sink and faucet connect to—the water lines and waste pipe connect to the underside of the sink via the bendy P-trap pipe.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2023
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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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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They shouldn’t be worn for prolonged periods, though, because the compression can lead to clogged milk ducts.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Rather than huge fans on the set with a massive amount of electronic noise, those fans are outside the stage and they’re tubed in through on plastic flexible ducts.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In a mid-January poll by Nanos, the Liberals trailed the opposition Conservatives and their leader Pierre Poilievre 47% to 20%.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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But Republican leaders have not yet secured enough votes to ensure its passage.—
Ben Adler,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Any device that can surf the internet can be a conduit for phishing attacks.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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Based on trade data, the U.S.-Canada rail corridor is a major conduit for automotive components, petroleum products, forest products, and chemicals, reflecting the deep industrial integration between the two economies.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The newest member of the new-look Red Sox is an aggressive, fireplug of a player, which is why Cora keeps comparing him to the sainted Dustin Pedroia.—
Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Gudea looks a bit like a fireplug.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Aug. 2021
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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