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Recent Examples of flue
Worn or poorly adjusted and maintained combustion devices (e.g., boilers, furnaces) can be significant sources, or if the flue is improperly sized, blocked, disconnected, or is leaking.
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 11 June 2024
Catch up quick: Capturing the carbon from the flues of plants, like gas, coal and ethanol, and storing it underground (called CCS) has long been technically but not economically feasible, and in development.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
The dog owner told GMA her apartment's leak was caused by a bird's nest sitting in the flue of her building's gas water heater.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
The base layer of insulating straw was topped by turves — soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants — and finished with clay, which near the apex of the roof may have formed a chimney or flue.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 11 June 2024
Catch up quick: Capturing the carbon from the flues of plants, like gas, coal and ethanol, and storing it underground (called CCS) has long been technically but not economically feasible, and in development.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
The dog owner told GMA her apartment's leak was caused by a bird's nest sitting in the flue of her building's gas water heater.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
The base layer of insulating straw was topped by turves — soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants — and finished with clay, which near the apex of the roof may have formed a chimney or flue.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flue
Noun
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Cover your chimney and stove pipe outlets with a non-flammable screen.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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Even if the garage door is open, don't start a vehicle if the garage is attached to a home. Furnace and fireplaces: Keep fireplaces clean and in good condition, make sure no debris is blocking the vents or chimney.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With mitigation, the goal is to cut pollution, whether from a smokestack or a tailpipe.—
Alice Hill,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Feb. 2025
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And these years in Philadelphia proved troubled ones: As the city’s industrial life was hollowed out, Lynch became obsessed with its factory smokestacks and pervasive smog.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Nigh’s two cellmates are alleged to have helped him into a ceiling chase, which is a space above a ceiling that often houses ducts, and covering for him.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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There are more cooling inlets, vents, and ducts, plus a new front diffuser that reduces lift at the front axle at speed.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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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“Flue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flue. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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