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pipeline

[pahyp-lahyn] / ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn /
NOUN
aqueduct
Synonyms
STRONG
channel conduit course duct waterworks
WEAK
water passage
NOUN
calendar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agenda almanac card chronology diary docket journal lineup list program table timetable
STRONG
bulletin daybook log logbook record register tab time
WEAK
annal menology sked system of reckoning
NOUN
communication
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conversation information intelligence
STRONG
account advice announcement briefing bulletin converse declaration directive disclosure dispatch excerpt goods ideas info language message missive news note prophecy publicity report revelation scoop skinny speech statement summary the poop tidings translation utterance warning word work
WEAK
communiqué hot story inside story lowdown précis
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance
STRONG
question quiet secret silence
WEAK
concealment cover suppression withholding
NOUN
conduit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
duct pipe
STRONG
aqueduct cable canal channel conductor course culvert flow flume gully gutter lead-in main race sewer spout trough tube watercourse
WEAK
lead-out
NOUN
pipe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
duct hose line sewer vent vessel
STRONG
aqueduct canal channel conduit conveyer main spout trough
NOUN
tube
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cylinder duct pipe tunnel
STRONG
cannula chute conduit pipette straw subway

Example Sentences

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How, in a legislative body that has always maintained a large contingent of scoundrels, did Swalwell and Gonzales get the boot in such quick succession—with more potentially in the pipeline?

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Goldman’s Solomon said the bank’s pipeline of mergers and acquisitions hasn’t changed much from its high level at the end of 2025, despite a spree of multibillion-dollar deals getting over the line since then.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

It could also be possible to expand the UAE’s pipeline to Fujairah and the Saudis’ East-West Pipeline, including improving the port of Yanbu so bigger ships can berth there.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Having recently agreed to sell its Irish property and casualty business, Generali doesn’t currently have any other disposals in the pipeline, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

On Saturday evening, May 7, 1892, McElroy loaded a special train with pipes, picks, shovels, and three hundred men and set off for Waukesha to dig his pipeline under cover of darkness.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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