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as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
the major conduit for carrying water to the military base
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as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
water flowed along the conduit to the fountain
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Recent Examples of conduit
Additionally, he’s got a history with Cronin and can be a conduit between the coach and his teammates.
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Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Unlike an ileal conduit, the pouch has valves to keep the urine from backing into the kidneys or spilling out of the stoma.3
An external urostomy bag is not necessary for a continent diversion.
—Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
For emerging sports like padel, celebrities can be a critical conduit for reaching both new participants and new viewers.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2025
When Shams Charania, the ESPN reporter who is the usual conduit for this sort of news, first posted the deal on X, the general assumption was that he’d been hacked.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2025
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Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Unlike an ileal conduit, the pouch has valves to keep the urine from backing into the kidneys or spilling out of the stoma.3
An external urostomy bag is not necessary for a continent diversion.
—Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
For emerging sports like padel, celebrities can be a critical conduit for reaching both new participants and new viewers.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2025
When Shams Charania, the ESPN reporter who is the usual conduit for this sort of news, first posted the deal on X, the general assumption was that he’d been hacked.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conduit
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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
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Researchers theorize that Romans once built a bathhouse on the site, complete with an aqueduct to bring the necessary water, per the statement.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Here are some of the latest discoveries: Ancient Roman structure hid under lawn of historic mansion in Slovakia — until now In Bratislava, Slovakia, archaeologists unearthed an ancient Roman aqueduct beneath the lawn of the historic Rusovce Mansion.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
21 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
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There is shade along the path; iguanas scurry into the canal as riders pass.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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Here are five things to see and do — beyond the canal — to enhance your urban Panamanian itinerary.—
Carolyn Heller,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Focus On Short-Term Performance Indicators Focus on short-term performance indicators like channel and engagement metrics.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Immigration officials, however, will only contact you through official government channels (such as your USCIS account) and will not contact you through your personal social media accounts, according to the USCIS website.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Traffic on the bridge was temporarily stopped while the tops of the ship’s towering funnels passed less than 10 feet beneath the roadway.—
Isabelle Taft,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Courtesy of Disney Cruise Line The ship’s top-tier, 2,000-square-foot suite, a two-story affair built into the ship’s forward funnel—available to those willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a weeklong cruise—is based entirely on Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom and Disneyland.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Conduit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conduit. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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