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as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
all of the wiring for the converted residential loft is concealed in a vertical trough
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Recent Examples of trough
Its waviness can create ridges (areas of high pressure) and troughs (areas of low pressure).
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Jim Foerster, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
His early existence was Dickensian in the extreme, with its desperate troughs and lurching reversals of fortune.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
However, Moore thinks the stock has finally hit its trough.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
The jet undulates up and down in ridges and troughs that help steer weather systems around in the northern hemisphere, from cold fronts to hurricanes.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
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Jim Foerster, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
His early existence was Dickensian in the extreme, with its desperate troughs and lurching reversals of fortune.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
However, Moore thinks the stock has finally hit its trough.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
The jet undulates up and down in ridges and troughs that help steer weather systems around in the northern hemisphere, from cold fronts to hurricanes.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trough
Noun
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White did take the opportunity, before Friday’s qualifiers, to serve as a forerunner in the pipe alongside 10-year-old Paizley White (no relation), a Whitespace team rider.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Some Russian troops had spent several days in the pipe before striking Ukrainian units from the rear near the town of Sudzha, blogger Yuri Podolyaka claimed.—
Joanna Kozlowska,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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Henley and Robinson allegedly traveled to Las Vegas to confront Williams, shot him in the head, and left his body in a ditch.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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If finding a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down inside your car and protect your head, or abandon your vehicle and seek shelter in a low-lying area such as a ditch or ravine.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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Chadwick told the Statesman that widening Pollard Lane to three lanes, with curbs, gutters, sidewalks and bike lanes, is among the city’s top-five priority requests to the highway district for the next five years.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
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The list includes more than $3 million in flooring replacements, around $2.1 million in paving work, just under $1.5 million in roofing and gutter repairs and around $600,000 to install four new playgrounds, according to the recommendations offered to the school board.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Case’s peristaltic robot lays the conduit while traveling, reducing the overall installation time.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Mar. 2025
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Any device that can surf the internet can be a conduit for phishing attacks.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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Its light khaki shade looks so similar to Lawrence’s trench, while its waist-cinching belt offers figure definition, much like Hudson’s.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Their work revealed new sections of the Qi wall, as well as trenches, residential foundations, roads, rammed-earth structures, ash pits and other remnants of the past.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
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Despite being in a hospital bed, hooked up to tubes, Rihanna was as fashionable as ever.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
10 Mar. 2025
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Tina untied the tourniquet on Lilian’s arm and left with the tray of tubes.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2025
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If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Traffic on the bridge was temporarily stopped while the tops of the ship’s towering funnels passed less than 10 feet beneath the roadway.—
Isabelle Taft,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Courtesy of Disney Cruise Line The ship’s top-tier, 2,000-square-foot suite, a two-story affair built into the ship’s forward funnel—available to those willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a weeklong cruise—is based entirely on Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom and Disneyland.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Trough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trough. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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