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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
The porous border has long been a conduit for the smuggling of people, weapons, and drugs.
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Kareem Chehayeb and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2025
Foreign assistance is a conduit for helping the U.S. achieve its foreign policy goals.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
In Blue Velvet, Dorothy Valence’s (Isabella Rossellini) rendition of the title ballad is a conduit for her internal life.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
Iceman, one third of the team’s main trio, provided a personal link to the wide world of the X-Men, which itself was an open conduit to the deep end of the Marvel world.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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Kareem Chehayeb and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2025
Foreign assistance is a conduit for helping the U.S. achieve its foreign policy goals.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
In Blue Velvet, Dorothy Valence’s (Isabella Rossellini) rendition of the title ballad is a conduit for her internal life.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
Iceman, one third of the team’s main trio, provided a personal link to the wide world of the X-Men, which itself was an open conduit to the deep end of the Marvel world.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conduit
Noun
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Two men assembled a dredge from a PVC pipe and a household grease trap.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Continuous megawatt power millimeter-waves can also be efficiently (>90 percent) guided to great distances (>10 km) using a variety of modes and waveguide (pipes) systems, including the potential of using smooth bore coiled and jointed/ joined tubing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2025
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Far more likely is a controversial tunnel to bring Sacramento River around, rather than through, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and to the California aqueduct.—
Robert Greene,
The Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Most water used in Los Angeles does not come from Northern California but from local aqueducts and groundwater.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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Check this out 🇬🇧 Tunnel vision: A mile-long series of secret World War II tunnels under a tube station in London will be turned into a major tourist attraction.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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The pope is receiving what is known as high-flow oxygen by nasal cannula (a device that provides extra oxygen through a tube and into the nose), which can vary in oxygen percentage.—
Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Smugglers’ paradise With its labyrinth of canals, bays, waterways and lakes, and close proximity to The Bahamas and Cuba, South Florida long has been a favorite landing spot for smugglers.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Paddle In The Ocean Rent a kayak or a canoe and explore the sea and Mexico Beach’s many canals by boat.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
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When Manchester City were able to progress the ball down Liverpool’s inside right and left channels, Van Dijk and Konate were able to cover each other.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Like many others living next to the flood channel, Diaz worked in construction, but could not find steady work.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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More glamour meets the runway with a low cut maxi dress that shined in the spotlight and a funnel neck sheer lace dress with a floral pattern throughout it.—
Kerane Marcellus,
Essence,
13 Feb. 2025
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The cars behind us are actually pretty close, and on my passenger rear side, there's another curb coming out that creates a funnel.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Conduit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conduit. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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