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Recent Examples of tile
Each of the contemporary-feeling hotel rooms, with plush beds and tile or hardwood flooring, has an individual hot spring tub for maximum privacy.
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Clarissa Wei, AFAR Media, 3 Feb. 2025
The tile floors in the chic green-tiled bathrooms are heated.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Examples of household hazardous waste: Auto and household batteries
Pesticides and other chemicals
Paints and thinners
Aerosol cans
Asbestos siding, pipe insulation, and floor tiles
E-waste, such as televisions and computer screens
Phase 1 happens automatically at no cost.
—Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2025
For a limited time, new applicants can score 70,000 bonus points and five elite-qualifying Mosaic tiles by spending $5,000 within the first three months.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2025
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Clarissa Wei, AFAR Media, 3 Feb. 2025
The tile floors in the chic green-tiled bathrooms are heated.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Examples of household hazardous waste: Auto and household batteries
Pesticides and other chemicals
Paints and thinners
Aerosol cans
Asbestos siding, pipe insulation, and floor tiles
E-waste, such as televisions and computer screens
Phase 1 happens automatically at no cost.
—Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2025
For a limited time, new applicants can score 70,000 bonus points and five elite-qualifying Mosaic tiles by spending $5,000 within the first three months.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tile
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Trump sees few significant U.S. interests outside the Western Hemisphere, considers alliances to be a drain on the U.S. Treasury, and believes the United States should dominate its neighborhood.—
Ivo H. Daalder,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Jan. 2025
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By this point, the distance between the source and drain had been reduced so much that current would leak across even when the device is supposed to be off.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 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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The city is investigating an incident Jan. 23 where a hydrant near Fulton Road and Ironwood Drive was illegally accessed, which resulted in residential water quality submissions in Copper Hills and Oak Tree neighborhoods.—
Chuck Rupnow,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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The town added water pipes and hydrants that drew from nearby Willow Creek, and eventually the building was used as a dance hall, a jail (added to the rear in 1927) and a day care before its 1980 closure.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2025
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In August 2024, ahead of the three-day string of Swift shows in New Orleans, the NFL and other officials conducted a full mains test, which is a full inspection of the stadium’s electrical system while simulating the load of electricity needed for the game.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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These recipes for mains, sides, and desserts take the guesswork out of entertaining.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
2 Feb. 2025
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But before construction can begin, the city must acquire to relocate the utilities (pipes, fiber, cables).—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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Al Drago/Getty Images/Getty Images North America Removing lead paint and pipes.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2025
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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
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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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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
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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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“Tile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tile. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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