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as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
the major conduit for carrying water to the military base
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as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
water flowed along the conduit to the fountain
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Recent Examples of conduit
Green’s relationship with Jon Anderson, former lead singer of Yes, and Gibby Haynes, lead singer of the Butthole Surfers, as well as musicians like Gene and Dean Ween and various former Frank Zappa bandmates, helped cement his reputation as a conduit to success.
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Air Mail, 3 May 2025
Hotness, for all intents and purposes at this party, is seen as a conduit—one that elevates everyone, men and women alike.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025
The fake banking app, distributed via Telegram, reflects a broader strategy where messaging platforms become unwitting conduits for malicious activities.
—Yaamini Barathi Mohan, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
In previous years, American spy agencies issued warnings that G42 could be a conduit for siphoning advanced American technology to China.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 14 May 2025
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Air Mail, 3 May 2025
Hotness, for all intents and purposes at this party, is seen as a conduit—one that elevates everyone, men and women alike.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025
The fake banking app, distributed via Telegram, reflects a broader strategy where messaging platforms become unwitting conduits for malicious activities.
—Yaamini Barathi Mohan, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
In previous years, American spy agencies issued warnings that G42 could be a conduit for siphoning advanced American technology to China.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for conduit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conduit
Noun
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In January, hundreds of residents were evacuated from the Patrick Sullivan Senior Apartments on the Near West Side due to a burst pipe, which resulted in flooding and the loss of heat and hot water.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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If a thick layer of wet coffee grounds is placed around a plant, a water-resistant barrier is formed (ask a plumber what the grounds do to your plumbing pipes).—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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This gem detailing the ancient underground aqueducts of Rome gives both a visual and historical account of man’s insatiable appetite to overcome nature and create astonishing engineering marvels to uplift the human condition.—
Smithsonian magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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The tunnel would create a second route to transport water to the state’s pumping facilities on the south side of the Delta, where supplies enter the aqueducts of the State Water Project and are delivered to 27 million people and 750,000 acres of farmland.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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The team is taking this tack because Perseverance is getting low on unsealed tubes and still has a lot of intriguing ground to cover.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 May 2025
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The internet is already a part of us, inside of us; and maybe what remains for the digital novelist is to get outside, to gather up the whole snarled mess of tubes and plunk it down on an examination table.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Floating solar panels on reservoirs or installing them over canals saves land and makes the panels operate more efficiently.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The warehouses that line the canals are being converted into luxury flats and artist studios.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Castelli maps four transmission channels: acute events, chronic shifts, transition pressures, and litigation.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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More than 1,500 people are suing the city in 54 lawsuits, saying its failure to maintain its storm channels led to catastrophic flooding that displaced thousands, mainly in underserved neighborhoods in the Chollas Creek watershed.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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The deep-scarlet colored ski outfit is fully insulated and features an asymmetric zip closure and funnel neckline.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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The mines in the state’s Iron Range, where Mr. Bird was born and raised — and where his father, grandfather and great-grandfather worked in the pits before him — sit atop a domestic supply funnel.—
Tim Gruber,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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“Conduit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conduit. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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