as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
air ducts to provide ventilation
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Recent Examples of duct
To address the latter issue and avoid glazing - the phenomenon in which the surface of the brake pads burns off - teams tend to install bigger ducts to cool off the brakes.
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Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
These are an easy place to overlook, but dust and pet hair can accumulate in vents and ducts and lead to respiratory issues.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
In the 1988 tear duct obliterator Beaches, Barbara Hershey’s Hillary sits in an Adirondack chair in the salty air.
—Eliza Berman, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Other changes such as the swapping of a cigarette ashtray for an air duct help improve comfort in the vehicle are standard.
—Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2024
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Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
These are an easy place to overlook, but dust and pet hair can accumulate in vents and ducts and lead to respiratory issues.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
In the 1988 tear duct obliterator Beaches, Barbara Hershey’s Hillary sits in an Adirondack chair in the salty air.
—Eliza Berman, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Other changes such as the swapping of a cigarette ashtray for an air duct help improve comfort in the vehicle are standard.
—Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duct
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Wrap them in tubular insulation to keep pipes from bursting.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Cold weather safety:How to prepare for winter 2024 — from freezing pipes to driving in snow and ice Does winter solstice change?Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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Similarly, crypto currencies are the conduit for much criminal activity, and it is believed that confiscations have made the FBI the biggest holder of bitcoin.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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The nature of optics, or how the eye sees as light’s conduit, is the focus of an altarpiece fragment by Giotto from the San Diego Museum of Art.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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In addition to its minimally invasive insertion, the researchers see other benefits to using a PEG tube.New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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Clary strolled on and did a scene that involved a stick of seaside rock, a long-ish tube of rock-hard candy.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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Parton, 78, announced news of the show's open casting call earlier this month in a video posted to her social media channels.Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Marketing And Sales: Mastering Content And AI Integration In 2025, producing authentic and non-generic content across channels like YouTube, Instagram and TikTok is now the buy-in to get your new coaching program off the ground.Tom Noh, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Duct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duct. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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