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Recent Examples of chute
The first two drogue chutes, also called drag chutes, are designed for high speeds and were deployed at approximately 18,000 feet while the craft traveled at nearly 350 miles per hour.
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Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Armed with new knowledge about the trash chute/security camera connection and new questions about Chloe, her relationship with Nathan, and that painting, Elsbeth pays another call on her at home.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Or for a countertop rotary food grater, slice into large chunks that will fit through the food chute.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
Fritz revved the engine, a desperate, needling whine, and the vessel lurched down the airstrip, the chute billowing awake behind him.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Armed with new knowledge about the trash chute/security camera connection and new questions about Chloe, her relationship with Nathan, and that painting, Elsbeth pays another call on her at home.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Or for a countertop rotary food grater, slice into large chunks that will fit through the food chute.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
Fritz revved the engine, a desperate, needling whine, and the vessel lurched down the airstrip, the chute billowing awake behind him.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chute
Noun
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There’s a twilight canoe outing on Bow River for a quintessential Canadian moment, white water rafting that ends with a night in Anishinaabe-style tepees, excursions on float planes, and even a day of wine tasting in the Okanagan valley.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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Travelers can go white water rafting in Costa Rica, take a safari in Eswatini and hike up a volcano in Spain.—
MaryLou Costa, contributor,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The pilot is eying a June shoot in Atlanta, sources said.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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The idea is that, if a model is busy with a shoot in New York, their digital likeness can be used instead of a shoot that would have otherwise needed to take place in Los Angeles on the same day.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The water stored between 20 and 22 feet helps supplement Lake Washington Ship Canal inflows during the summer/fall drawdown period, supporting lock operations, salinity drains, smolt flumes and the fish ladder facility.—
Christine Clarridge,
Axios,
18 Mar. 2025
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From there, researchers then fed three types of water through the flume to mimic the ocean’s constant movement.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Chute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chute. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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