as in route
a direct way of passing along information or supplies an equipment hauler serves as the columnist's pipeline for gossip about the rock band the battle was ultimately lost because the enemy had destroyed our pipeline for resupply

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Recent Examples of pipeline The distribution pipeline will include titles from co-productions or collaborations with third-party production companies, Branco said. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025 AdventHealth is working with local colleges and universities to grow its pipeline of health care workers — but also hiring international applicants for positions that can’t be filled with domestic hires, said David Breen, a hospital spokesman. Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025 That pipeline — from city jails to ICE custody — led to a sharp increase in ICE apprehensions in New York, fueling outcry from Democrats who argued that the city should not be using its resources to help the federal government deport people. Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025 Those are the most advanced AI models these companies currently offer to the broad public, though both OpenAI and Anthropic have next-generation models in their pipeline. Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pipeline 
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Noun
  • Families being told to abandon their cars on evacuation routes to flee on foot and convalescent home residents being pushed down the street in wheelchairs as hot embers fly around them are scenes usually witnessed only in the movies.
    Caitlin Clarkson Pereira, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025
  • But the route to developing practical and commercially viable quantum computers is far from clear, with multiple competing technologies and a host of organisations, large and small, racing to develop their own solutions.
    David Prosser, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • Conversely, consider Billy McFarland of Fyre Festival fame, sentenced to prison in 2018 for defrauding investors of more than $26 million, who, during the 2024 presidential campaign, served as a conduit between rappers and Donald Trump.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Port of Long Beach media relations manager Lee Peterson confirmed that the port’s terminals, main road and rail conduits for cargo are all not impacted by the fires.
    Booth Moore, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Nutrition varies depending on ingredients used, but most sourdough provides a good source of several vitamins and minerals, including B vitamins and selenium.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Another potential source of funding could be a new, one-time discretionary block grant to school districts of $1.8 billion, Magnuson said.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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  • According to the outlet, the funds were approved by the Keeper of the Privy Purse, Sir Michael Stevens, as coming from legitimate sources.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Millions of Americans — especially young people — have turned from traditional television outlets and newspapers to consume their news from podcasts, blogs, social media and other independent outlets.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ultimate includes more than 140 channels and everything included in Entertainment and Choice.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Without access to proper methods or channels for data collection, these companies risk being left behind in the race to innovate.
    Max (Chong) Li, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025

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“Pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipeline. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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