as in route
a direct way of passing along information or supplies
an equipment hauler serves as the columnist's pipeline for gossip about the rock band the battle was ultimately lost because the enemy had destroyed our pipeline for resupply
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Recent Examples of pipeline
Last summer, the NCAA’s Division I Council tweaked an eligibility bylaw regarding pre-enrollment activities, opening a recruiting pipeline for top players from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL).
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 9 July 2025
Undercutting this system threatens the entire pipeline of innovation.
—Dr. Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
With an acceptance rate of just 0.7% this year, the program is highly competitive and serves as a pipeline for permanent positions.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The nearly 900-mile pipeline will transport crude oil from Uganda's Lake Albert region to Tanzania's port of Tanga on the Indian Ocean.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 7 July 2025
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 9 July 2025
Undercutting this system threatens the entire pipeline of innovation.
—Dr. Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
With an acceptance rate of just 0.7% this year, the program is highly competitive and serves as a pipeline for permanent positions.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The nearly 900-mile pipeline will transport crude oil from Uganda's Lake Albert region to Tanzania's port of Tanga on the Indian Ocean.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipeline
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Should the Red Sox go that route to add the righty, Alex Cora could be looking at a legitimate (hypothetical) postseason rotation built to contend in October.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Our e-commerce shipping model is built to allow last-minute switches between carriers, routes and even destination handling partners.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
11 July 2025
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One hole was for the electric box for the 120-volt outlet, and the other hole was for a one-gang electric box the conduit that would house the fiber optic cable.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Take Letters to Wendy’s, which tells its story via a year’s worth of customer comment cards, all submitted by an unnamed narrator who treats the fast-food space as a conduit for existential riffing.—
Dan Leach
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
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Communities are encouraged to work together, removing food sources and actively hazing coyotes, to prevent them from becoming too comfortable around people.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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In Hawaii's case, the volcanoes are the result of a heat source deep within the Earth's mantle.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT
Updated July 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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According to the outlet, Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau were replaced by their two best friends as groomsmen.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Placed from a channel with the handle @novileanlifedaily5807 and the title Opportunistic Trader, the ad had been viewed more than 840,000 times.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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This aligns with Operation Reconquista, a movement launched over two years ago by Richard Ackerman (Redeemed Zoomer), whose YouTube channel has over 500,000 subscribers and rallies young conservatives to reclaim mainline churches.—
The Rev. Jake Dell,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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“Pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipeline. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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