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Recent Examples of tile
The home also has an elevator; tray and vaulted ceilings; walk-In pantry; wet bar; and carpet, slate, stone, tile and wood floors.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025
To tip a cap to the property's 1960s roots, the bathrooms feature custom tiles, green stone accents, rich wood detailing, and mid-century modern shapes.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
Scholars are now working with the dentist to remove the tile and determine the age of the jawbone and teeth.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
The hotel’s building materials and design use low-profile, local materials, including thatch, hardwoods, bamboo, and regionally produced tiles.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025
To tip a cap to the property's 1960s roots, the bathrooms feature custom tiles, green stone accents, rich wood detailing, and mid-century modern shapes.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
Scholars are now working with the dentist to remove the tile and determine the age of the jawbone and teeth.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
The hotel’s building materials and design use low-profile, local materials, including thatch, hardwoods, bamboo, and regionally produced tiles.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tile
Noun
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Cover the drain to keep the solution working in the drain.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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Pour a mixture of equal parts baking soda and white vinegar down the drain.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2025
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Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.—
Kevin Cortez,
Popular Mechanics,
25 May 2023
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Cathcart is referring to the plumbing that the vanity's sink and faucet connect to—the water lines and waste pipe connect to the underside of the sink via the bendy P-trap pipe.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2023
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Similar hydrant issues hampered firefighting efforts during Ventura County's Mountain fire in November when inactive water pumps delayed hillside water delivery.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Two firefighters came shortly thereafter to replace the leaky hydrant caps.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
2 Dec. 2024
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Grab any variety that catches your eye and what once seemed like a side can easily turn into a hearty main.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appétit,
15 Jan. 2025
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Large parts of Laguna Beach have been forced to close after a sewer main broke near Laguna Niguel Regional Park, spilling 465,000 gallons of sewage.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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In California, water systems were required to develop their inventories on the public side of the service line from the water main under the street to the meter by 2018, and submit a plan for replacement of all lead pipes and fittings by 2020.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
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Deputies worked together to lift the metal grate off a storm drain before freeing the dog, who had become trapped in a pipe.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Satellite images currently might confuse clouds or a smokestack for fires, Van Arsdale said.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2024
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There’s another deck dedicated to al fresco dining and, perhaps the penthouse’s most unique feature, a third rooftop deck that sits in the up-close shadow of two of the building’s four original smokestacks, which give the power station its iconic silhouette, with 360-degree city views.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2024
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Its caretakers had firefighting equipment, hoses and standpipes at the ready to draw water across different points of the property.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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My favorite subject by far has been standpipes, those systems that supply water to a building in case of fire.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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This is typically due to a buildup of dust on the burners, heat exchanger, air ducts, and other heating unit components.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2025
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Most attributed the improvement in smell to the passage of time, cleaning surfaces and air ducts, replacing furnace filters, and removing carpet, textiles and furniture from the home.—
Colleen E. Reid,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Tile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tile. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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