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Recent Examples of tile
Azulejo pendant necklace, which is inspired by a traditional Portuguese azulejo tile design.
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Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
Grubby-looking grout: Even with frequent sweeping, crumbs and dirt can settle between tiles.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Generally, experts recommend applying grout sealer to tiles in the tub, shower, or bathroom floor every six months.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
Viewers have combed every corner of David Lynch’s long-lingering frames for extra tidbits of intel and meaning, while others spot those blood-red curtains hanging over black-and-white tiles and can’t change the channel fast enough.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
Grubby-looking grout: Even with frequent sweeping, crumbs and dirt can settle between tiles.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Generally, experts recommend applying grout sealer to tiles in the tub, shower, or bathroom floor every six months.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
Viewers have combed every corner of David Lynch’s long-lingering frames for extra tidbits of intel and meaning, while others spot those blood-red curtains hanging over black-and-white tiles and can’t change the channel fast enough.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tile
Noun
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There have also been reports of streets flooding in the L.A. area due to clogged drains.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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The years of positive reviews preceded a Dec. 28 crash with a Brightline train, where Wyatt drove a $1 million ladder truck onto the tracks with the crossing gates lowered as the high-speed passenger drain barreled toward it.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Jan. 2025
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Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.—
Kevin Cortez,
Popular Mechanics,
25 May 2023
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Cathcart is referring to the plumbing that the vanity's sink and faucet connect to—the water lines and waste pipe connect to the underside of the sink via the bendy P-trap pipe.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2023
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After empty hydrants, LAFD budget cuts, and a vital Pacific Palisades reservoir being offline as flames engulfed homes and businesses has shown, the ball was dropped.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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The tanks, perched high among the neighborhoods, keep up the water pressure in homes — and hydrants — below.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Grab any variety that catches your eye and what once seemed like a side can easily turn into a hearty main.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appétit,
15 Jan. 2025
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Large parts of Laguna Beach have been forced to close after a sewer main broke near Laguna Niguel Regional Park, spilling 465,000 gallons of sewage.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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The lead content of Los Angeles’ air reached 100 times its normal level as the fires consumed old pipes and paint.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Seal cracks and other openings in the foundation and walls, especially around vents and utility pipes, using caulk or steel wool.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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Its caretakers had firefighting equipment, hoses and standpipes at the ready to draw water across different points of the property.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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My favorite subject by far has been standpipes, those systems that supply water to a building in case of fire.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The second floor air ducts do not distribute heat evenly.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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But the team also prints parts that go straight onto the race car, like housings, ducts, and brackets.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Tile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tile. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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