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Recent Examples of fire hydrant
Graham, in theory, would be a fire hydrant presence in the middle of the defense.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Certainly, there’s some element of dog-park dynamics here, where Musk is simply peeing on Altman’s fire hydrant.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
The incident happened Thursday afternoon, around 4:45 p.m., when deputies went to County Road 905 responding to reports of a man placing boulders on the roadway and tampering with fire hydrants, noted Adam Linhardt, sheriff’s office spokesman.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
The first one revealed new details about the moments when firefighters realized fire hydrants lacked water.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Certainly, there’s some element of dog-park dynamics here, where Musk is simply peeing on Altman’s fire hydrant.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
The incident happened Thursday afternoon, around 4:45 p.m., when deputies went to County Road 905 responding to reports of a man placing boulders on the roadway and tampering with fire hydrants, noted Adam Linhardt, sheriff’s office spokesman.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
The first one revealed new details about the moments when firefighters realized fire hydrants lacked water.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrant
Noun
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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
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Citizens are urged to contact the city with information, including photos, of those possibly misusing the hydrants.—
Chuck Rupnow,
Twin Cities,
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
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Last year everything apart from the pipes and wiring was redone in a major refurbishment.—
Fiona Bornhöft,
Architectural Digest,
22 Mar. 2025
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Suddenly, violent winds roared, debris whizzed through the air and pipes burst as the tornado tore into their home.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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But the pontiff never required a tracheal tube to keep his airway open.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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Schoonover says that his insurer refused to pay $8,000 for ear tubes to treat his one-year-old’s recurring ear infections—a treatment doctors said was medically necessary, but the insurer said was not.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
20 Mar. 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 Olympic Journey: Failure In 2008 Elana had finished an outstanding college softball career at GWU as the all-time leader in many offensive categories.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Carney, 60, replaced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January but remained in power until the Liberal Party elected a new leader.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Case’s peristaltic robot lays the conduit while traveling, reducing the overall installation time.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Mar. 2025
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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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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 3 Apr. 2025.
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