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Recent Examples of fire hydrant
The kudos were a nice contrast to recent reports of motorists blocking fire hydrants with their cars, hindering firefighting efforts.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
The first question was about how often city fire hydrants are checked for readiness in case of a fire.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
There were no fire hydrants nearby, so crews had to ferry water to the scene.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Aftermath of Los Angeles fires The L.A. Fire Department did not alert the city’s Department of Water and Power to more than 1,000 fire hydrants needing repair.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
The first question was about how often city fire hydrants are checked for readiness in case of a fire.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
There were no fire hydrants nearby, so crews had to ferry water to the scene.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Aftermath of Los Angeles fires The L.A. Fire Department did not alert the city’s Department of Water and Power to more than 1,000 fire hydrants needing repair.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrant
Noun
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Pressure in some hillside fire hydrants fed by those mains dropped precipitously during the firestorm because so many hydrants were tapped at once.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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The red car that blocked the hydrant belongs to a 27-year-old woman who later turned up at the scene with a 6-year-old child.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
12 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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The work includes relining sewer pipes, major improvements at the treatment plant, repairing and replacing old lift stations and installing a northside interceptor to handle wastewater from the city’s north side.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase messed up Orton's chance to win the title, and then DiBiase hit Orton with a pipe in a match.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The process left him with a tracheostomy tube that made speaking difficult.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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According to computer simulations, the twisting nature of the flux tube is a natural consequence of a long-duration interchange reconnection.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Two more ducts direct air through the underbody and out through a rear diffuser for extra stability.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
25 Mar. 2025
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In her blog, Greenwood explained that on September 12, 2024, she was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma — a type of breast cancer that originates in the milk ducts and spreads to the surrounding tissue — after a mass was discovered on her right breast.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Ukrainian leader has blamed Russia for the slow progress of talks, a sentiment echoed by his European backers.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Tim Mohr, the journalist and translator who chronicled the political importance of the 1980s East German punk scene and co-wrote memoirs with Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan and Kiss leader Paul Stanley, has died.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to a city staff report, many residents have started or completed their lateral conduits.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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The resulting six-part documentary appeared on Tucker Carlson’s online network, itself a reliable conduit for Kremlin propaganda.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At 41 inches tall and 161 pounds per side, this fireplug of a speaker delivers impressive dynamic range at realistic (live music) levels and will admirably fill all but the most gigantic spaces with detailed yet unfatiguing sound.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2025
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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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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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