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Recent Examples of flue
The base layer of insulating straw was topped by turves — soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants — and finished with clay, which near the apex of the roof may have formed a chimney or flue.
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Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
To end up with flue gas that’s almost exclusively CO2 and water, their cycle would have to inhale 95 percent pure oxygen.
—David Wagman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018
There’s no flue on that wall, which backs the bathroom.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Nov. 2023
During the flue solo, V walked through a curtain to reveal a watery room filled with backup dancers who joined him in for some slow-motion choreo.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
To end up with flue gas that’s almost exclusively CO2 and water, their cycle would have to inhale 95 percent pure oxygen.
—David Wagman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018
There’s no flue on that wall, which backs the bathroom.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Nov. 2023
During the flue solo, V walked through a curtain to reveal a watery room filled with backup dancers who joined him in for some slow-motion choreo.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flue
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Metal railings or a charred brick chimney were all that remained to distinguish the ashen piles.Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Only a fireplace and chimney could be distinguished from a sea of ashes — one of thousands of structures that have burned in the last two days as fires rage across the Los Angeles area.Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Satellite images currently might confuse clouds or a smokestack for fires, Van Arsdale said.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
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There’s another deck dedicated to al fresco dining and, perhaps the penthouse’s most unique feature, a third rooftop deck that sits in the up-close shadow of two of the building’s four original smokestacks, which give the power station its iconic silhouette, with 360-degree city views.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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This is typically due to a buildup of dust on the burners, heat exchanger, air ducts, and other heating unit components.Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
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Most attributed the improvement in smell to the passage of time, cleaning surfaces and air ducts, replacing furnace filters, and removing carpet, textiles and furniture from the home.Colleen E. Reid, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
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In California, water systems were required to develop their inventories on the public side of the service line from the water main under the street to the meter by 2018, and submit a plan for replacement of all lead pipes and fittings by 2020.Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Deputies worked together to lift the metal grate off a storm drain before freeing the dog, who had become trapped in a pipe.Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Flue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flue. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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