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Recent Examples of fire hydrant
The car struck a fire hydrant and a tree and caught fire with Arenas inside.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Details lawyers for both sides wanted jurors to pay attention to included Read's Lexus SUV at the site, a flag pole and fire hydrant.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Our home is less than 100 feet from Gunpowder Falls State Park, and Kingsville lacks fire hydrants due to its location outside the Urban-Rural Demarcation Line.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2025
When firefighters arrived on the scene, two homes were already engulfed in flames, with attempts to battle them back slowed by a broken fire hydrant.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Details lawyers for both sides wanted jurors to pay attention to included Read's Lexus SUV at the site, a flag pole and fire hydrant.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Our home is less than 100 feet from Gunpowder Falls State Park, and Kingsville lacks fire hydrants due to its location outside the Urban-Rural Demarcation Line.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2025
When firefighters arrived on the scene, two homes were already engulfed in flames, with attempts to battle them back slowed by a broken fire hydrant.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrant
Noun
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The worst placard abusers are the police, who park on sidewalks, in front of hydrants, and in traffic lanes, bus lanes, and bike lanes.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Later in the video, Arenas is seen trying to get up after lying face down in the street in a few inches of water while the hydrant continued to spray.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 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 building is old and has lead pipes, so a service brings in large plastic bottles for a water cooler.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2025
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The suspect was swinging the pipe and smashed a station call box, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Two of the visible Air tubes on the heel host Lego branding, including a Minifigure head at the rear, and iridescent detailing is used for the midfoot shank and mustache.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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Pros: A little goes a long way, so the small tube will last.—
Deanna Pai,
Glamour,
28 May 2025
Noun
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In 2022, archaeologists rediscovered a narrow duct leading to a small ritual chamber 8 meters deep beneath one of the site’s temple buildings.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2025
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In 90% of fetuses, these ducts fuse to form one central pancreatic duct.—
Jonathan B. Jassey,
Verywell Health,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Wilde said the move from Sasse to Ono suggests UF may be seeking a leader with stronger academic credentials, but under tighter political guardrails.—
Garrett Shanley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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Like Toyota’s Cho, the best leaders in the world know that change is the only constant in the world – and that change requires strategic disruption.—
Bryce Hoffman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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In the late 2000s, both Ross’ crew and Cash Money were in Miami recording at Hit Factory, with Khaled serving as the conduit between them, passing tracks back and forth.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
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Last month, a Los Angeles judge ruled that Sony was no longer obligated to provide episodes to CBS, which has served for decades as the conduit, delivering batches of episodes to television stations around the country.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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His fireplug vitality surrendered only to his untamed playing, boogie feel and volumes upon volumes of mesmerizing riffs.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 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 15 Jun. 2025.
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