as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
the piping sound of the teakettle caught my attention
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as in directing
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
piped water into every house
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as in chirping
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird
the baby piped shrilly in his bed
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Recent Examples of piping
BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
With designs featuring bold stripes and vibrant piping, these pajamas are a perfect blend of comfort and personality.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Churchill helps install water heaters, re-piping houses, etc., for Gregory J. Ostroski Heating and Plumbing in Billerica.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
Noun
To make without a cookie press, simply transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
—Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
With designs featuring bold stripes and vibrant piping, these pajamas are a perfect blend of comfort and personality.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
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Like, watched it all the way through from the shrill opening filled with obnoxious kids to the leadenly staged slapstick climax?Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Further down the road, another piper — just playing to play — is sending his shrill notes out into the night sky.Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
Noun
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As the incoming Trump Administration threatens to reduce federal research budgets while shrinking health agencies in the name of efficiency, health experts fear such momentum could slow, ultimately narrowing the treatment pipeline for a number of diseases.Alice Park, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nearly two dozen hotels in Midtown Manhattan were removed from the tourist pipeline, transforming them into unlikely refuges in plain sight.Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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What does directing a legendary actor like Harrison Ford look like?Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Dec. 2024
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So after making more than 400 episodes of television, my intention for my directing debut was equal parts quality on screen and quantity of hours on set.Diane Farr, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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When pipes do burst, company officials said to shut water off immediately or risk additional damage and a much higher water bill.Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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The tour included the web of drilling sites, pipes already delivering water to support operations and dust suppression.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Panoche employees modified the leaking standpipe so it could be opened and closed, according to the plea agreement documents, allowing for water to be drawn from the Delta-Mendota Canal on demand and undetected.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
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But firefighters discovered that there was no standpipe on the interior of the building — a violation of the state fire code.Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
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The point being that there’s a lot of fixation on the low end of the funnel from finance teams, from marketing teams, that there’s all this leverage.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Don't leave before trying some tasty items from food vendors, who sell fair favorites such as corn dogs and turkey legs, plus authentic Mexican street tacos, burgers, and of course, funnel cakes.Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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This led me to start conducting research in the field.Lukas Petersson, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Marquette Law School Poll has been around since 2012, conducting more than 80 statewide surveys and interviewing more than 70,000 Wisconsin voters.Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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For over a decade now, brothers Alex and Eric Smith, who helm the group, have been carrying the torch of their grandfather, John Paterakis, who went from running a one-shop bakery to building a large commercial baking company (H & S Bakery).Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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However, some charge cards may offer an optional pay-over-time feature that acts similarly to carrying a balance, which would come with interest.Ryley Amond, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Piping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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