as in pipes
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 ducts
This starts with inflammation, and the ducts eventually close, leading to bile (digestive fluid) buildup in the liver.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
There may also be inflammation at the ducts that prevent them from sealing off entirely.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
During one particularly bad episode, a lump was pressing on my milk ducts, which gave me mastitis.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Dec. 2024
Inside the home, position poinsettias away from air ducts that could cause excessive drying of bracts and foliage.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
Many also struggle with epiphora, where tear ducts are obstructed, resulting in constant eye discharge.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
For instance, in a furnace the pilot light ignites a larger burner at the beginning of a heating cycle, then the heat produced by the burner is distributed throughout the home by an internal fan and a series of ducts and vents.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024
Chris Sanders – Spark Award A story about a superintelligent service robot raising a baby goose alongside a fox does not immediately suggest a film that absolutely drains the tear ducts of parents and children alike.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Short ducts are more easily accessed, cleaned, and replaced, and no ducts is the best solution of all.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
There may also be inflammation at the ducts that prevent them from sealing off entirely.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
During one particularly bad episode, a lump was pressing on my milk ducts, which gave me mastitis.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Dec. 2024
Inside the home, position poinsettias away from air ducts that could cause excessive drying of bracts and foliage.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
Many also struggle with epiphora, where tear ducts are obstructed, resulting in constant eye discharge.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
For instance, in a furnace the pilot light ignites a larger burner at the beginning of a heating cycle, then the heat produced by the burner is distributed throughout the home by an internal fan and a series of ducts and vents.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024
Chris Sanders – Spark Award A story about a superintelligent service robot raising a baby goose alongside a fox does not immediately suggest a film that absolutely drains the tear ducts of parents and children alike.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Short ducts are more easily accessed, cleaned, and replaced, and no ducts is the best solution of all.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Ducts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ducts. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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