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Recent Examples of fire hydrant
Just under a year later, Los Angeles is on fire and the fire hydrants have run dry from a lack of water.
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Erick Erickson, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
Water from fire hydrants is not always potable, Kammen said, and unhoused people often cannot afford to buy bottled water.
—Iris Kim, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
For some affluent homeowners, private fire hydrants are in big demand after devastating L.A. wildfires.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Confidence government leaders can reliably get water out of fire hydrants is way down.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
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Erick Erickson, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
Water from fire hydrants is not always potable, Kammen said, and unhoused people often cannot afford to buy bottled water.
—Iris Kim, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
For some affluent homeowners, private fire hydrants are in big demand after devastating L.A. wildfires.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Confidence government leaders can reliably get water out of fire hydrants is way down.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrant
Noun
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The city is investigating an incident Jan. 23 where a hydrant near Fulton Road and Ironwood Drive was illegally accessed, which resulted in residential water quality submissions in Copper Hills and Oak Tree neighborhoods.—
Chuck Rupnow,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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The town added water pipes and hydrants that drew from nearby Willow Creek, and eventually the building was used as a dance hall, a jail (added to the rear in 1927) and a day care before its 1980 closure.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
30 Jan. 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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But before construction can begin, the city must acquire to relocate the utilities (pipes, fiber, cables).—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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Al Drago/Getty Images/Getty Images North America Removing lead paint and pipes.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The provider inserts a flexible tube with a camera into the rectum and colon.6 During the colonoscopy, the provider looks for any abnormal signs, such as polyps (noncancerous growths) and inflammation.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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Chris, Jesse, and Kendra all agree that Julia should start buying tomato paste in a tube, which lasts longer and is better suited to solo cooking.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There are more cooling inlets, vents, and ducts, plus a new front diffuser that reduces lift at the front axle at speed.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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Nigh’s two cellmates are alleged to have helped him into a ceiling chase, which is a space above a ceiling that often houses ducts, and covering for him.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The awards program recognizes outstanding educational leaders throughout California who are making significant contributions to their schools, districts and communities.—
Del Mar Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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There is a general sense of unease among industry insiders about what’s to come, the speed with which Trump has enacted sweeping executive orders across the federal government — and the seeming buy-in from corporate leaders — and how that all could influence future creative content.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The porous border has long been a conduit for the smuggling of people, weapons, and drugs.—
Kareem Chehayeb and Abby Sewell,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 Feb. 2025
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Foreign assistance is a conduit for helping the U.S. achieve its foreign policy goals.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
31 Jan. 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 22 Feb. 2025.
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