as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
air ducts to provide ventilation
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Recent Examples of duct
That includes brow bones, cheek bones, bow of lips, and the corner of the eyes near the tear ducts.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025
Components arrive at the construction site with notches and ports for ducts already cut, and steel plates and channels preinstalled, so that putting them together is like assembling a model airplane.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
Poor Airflow Furnaces generate heat, which is then blown through the ducts and out through the vents into the various rooms of the house to keep the home warm.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2024
The second floor air ducts do not distribute heat evenly.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025
Components arrive at the construction site with notches and ports for ducts already cut, and steel plates and channels preinstalled, so that putting them together is like assembling a model airplane.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
Poor Airflow Furnaces generate heat, which is then blown through the ducts and out through the vents into the various rooms of the house to keep the home warm.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2024
The second floor air ducts do not distribute heat evenly.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duct
Noun
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Two men assembled a dredge from a PVC pipe and a household grease trap.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Continuous megawatt power millimeter-waves can also be efficiently (>90 percent) guided to great distances (>10 km) using a variety of modes and waveguide (pipes) systems, including the potential of using smooth bore coiled and jointed/ joined tubing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2025
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When Shams Charania, the ESPN reporter who is the usual conduit for this sort of news, first posted the deal on X, the general assumption was that he’d been hacked.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2025
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For emerging sports like padel, celebrities can be a critical conduit for reaching both new participants and new viewers.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Check this out 🇬🇧 Tunnel vision: A mile-long series of secret World War II tunnels under a tube station in London will be turned into a major tourist attraction.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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The pope is receiving what is known as high-flow oxygen by nasal cannula (a device that provides extra oxygen through a tube and into the nose), which can vary in oxygen percentage.—
Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Our primary goal is to establish a comprehensive rights framework that ensures early availability through all ZDF distribution channels while maintaining exclusivity.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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When Manchester City were able to progress the ball down Liverpool’s inside right and left channels, Van Dijk and Konate were able to cover each other.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Duct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duct. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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