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Recent Examples of chimney
The smoke is released from a tiny chimney visible to thousands of spectators outside St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
White smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney signals the election of a new pope, while black smoke means no decision yet.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Fire officials told Sandstrom that the blaze was probably caused by a chimney fire fueled by a woodburning stove in the basement, according to PennLive.
—David Chiu, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
To the outside world, the selection of a new pope is a solemn and mysterious ritual that ends with white smoke emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel.
—Scott Tobias, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
White smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney signals the election of a new pope, while black smoke means no decision yet.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Fire officials told Sandstrom that the blaze was probably caused by a chimney fire fueled by a woodburning stove in the basement, according to PennLive.
—David Chiu, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
To the outside world, the selection of a new pope is a solemn and mysterious ritual that ends with white smoke emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel.
—Scott Tobias, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimney
Noun
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Gases from the gasifier react with steam to produce hydrogen to fire the plant’s turbines and a pure stream of carbon dioxide that is far easier to capture than the diffuse CO2 in a conventional power plant’s flue gases.—
Peter Fairley,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 May 2012
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Ensure the fireplace flue is open before lighting it.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American-Statesman,
12 Jan. 2024
Noun
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The satellites are fitted with custom six-band multispectral infrared cameras, designed to capture imagery suitable for machine learning algorithms to accurately identify wildfires – differentiating them from misleading objects like smokestacks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Mar. 2025
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The problems caused by antitrust today extend far beyond those of the smokestack era.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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Last year everything apart from the pipes and wiring was redone in a major refurbishment.—
Fiona Bornhöft,
Architectural Digest,
22 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
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“Chimney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimney. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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