chute

variants also shute

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Recent Examples of chute Intense and intimidating, the chute is for the brave skiers willing to seemingly defy gravity. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024 Dunbar and his men eventually overcame the obstacle of the chutes. Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024 Troy-Bilt Gas Powered Chipper Shredder Vacuum The multifunctional Troy-Bilt Gas Powered Chipper Shredder Vacuum offers a powerful suction, and a handy chute for quick mulching of small sticks. Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024 SpaceX also installed slide chutes to give astronauts and ground crews an emergency escape route away from the launch pad in an emergency. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chute 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chute
Noun
  • Stretching before them was white water ripping through a land-mine of boulders.
    Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The group of very high adventure kids hiked volcanos and went white water rafting, zip lining, rappelling, rock climbing and drove ATVs.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • But a promotion tied to the 25th anniversary of Spongebob Squarepants has been a green shoot for the burger chain.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
  • That year, the founders did a shoot with legendary model and journalist Benedetta Barzini, who remains a friend of the brand and features also in the images promoting the new collection.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The study shows data from 24 subjects who completed a 15-minute incremental swim test in a flume (the swimming equivalent of a treadmill, where the speed of the water can be adjusted).
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a log flume ride based on Disney’s 2009 film The Princess and the Frog.
    Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024

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“Chute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chute. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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