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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
But, in this flurry of excitement and activity, some technologists across industries may soon begin sensing a trough.
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Bill Rokos, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
An upper-level trough of low pressure will move into the area, allowing more onshore flows of cool ocean breezes, said Joe Sirard, another National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Unlike tulips and daffodils, which require 8- to 10-inch-deep planting holes, these bulbs can be planted in 4-inch-deep troughs.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
Another important factor given the start of the Fed’s rate-cutting cycle is consumer deposits, which currently appear to be in a trough, Barnum said.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
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Bill Rokos, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
An upper-level trough of low pressure will move into the area, allowing more onshore flows of cool ocean breezes, said Joe Sirard, another National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Unlike tulips and daffodils, which require 8- to 10-inch-deep planting holes, these bulbs can be planted in 4-inch-deep troughs.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
Another important factor given the start of the Fed’s rate-cutting cycle is consumer deposits, which currently appear to be in a trough, Barnum said.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trough
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In back, a pipe is leaking, damaged when the wall supporting a heater was torn out.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Now, a team of engineers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) in Australia have invented a protective coating for concrete pipes that could help reduce the number of fatbergs that form in sewers.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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But there was also a three-hour standstill in traffic caused by a tractor trailer that had driven into a ditch on a road that usually does not permit vehicles so big, but made an exception because that was the only way into or out of the area in the wake of the storm.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Bucks use water as a barrier, think deep drainage ditches, creeks, streams, and rivers.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024
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Damaged during installation, Doyle has been banished to an obscure corner of the cathedral with Chet, a perpetually cheerful rain gutter voiced by Haley Joel Osment.Charlie Fink, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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One of those jobs was cleaning out my gutters last night.Wes Siler, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
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Now, Trump’s election means Orbán will be far less isolated and may even become the political bloc’s conduit to Trump.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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In Springfield, Ohio, X played a similar role as a conduit for white supremacists and far-right extremists to fuel real-world harm.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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This is said to have involved training in artillery, unmanned aerial vehicles, and basic infantry operations, including trench clearing.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Design with Swales and Rain Gardens Swales, shallow trenches dug along the contour of a slope, can capture and redirect water, giving it time to absorb into the soil rather than running off.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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This may include administering supplemental oxygen through a mask or tubes in the nose to help increase blood oxygen levels.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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With these investments have also come 3 new trails, with options to night ski and tube.Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
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Inside Lebanon, the politicians who, together with Hezbollah, had driven the country into an economic ravine now began jockeying for power: Could Amal, the other main Shiite party, seize the advantage?Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
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Efforts were ongoing on Saturday morning to recover some of the bodies that had fallen into a ravine, a local government official who asked not to be named told Reuters.Reuters, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
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My neighbor used to fly them, waving his cane in wild circles overhead to make the funnel of bird-flesh spin.Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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In these cases, getting the customer over the line and purchasing can be the toughest part of the sales funnel.Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Trough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trough. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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