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Selecting a new pope The Vatican’s process for selecting a new pope is called a conclave, known for the white smoke from the chimney at the Sistine Chapel to signify that a new pope has been chosen.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025
White smoke arising from the chimney of the chapel means a new pope has been elected.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
This centuries-old ritual concludes with white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney—a sign that a new leader of the Church has been chosen.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Once the voting is complete, the ballots are burned, with either black or white smoke emitting from the chimney; black smoke signifies an inconclusive vote, while white smoke signifies that a new pope has been chosen.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025
White smoke arising from the chimney of the chapel means a new pope has been elected.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
This centuries-old ritual concludes with white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney—a sign that a new leader of the Church has been chosen.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Once the voting is complete, the ballots are burned, with either black or white smoke emitting from the chimney; black smoke signifies an inconclusive vote, while white smoke signifies that a new pope has been chosen.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimney
Noun
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But Melissa outwits them all and knocks everyone out by closing the fireplace flue.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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Peoples Gas has been onsite multiple times over the winter and identified the boiler exhaust flue as a potential source of the sporadic smell, district officials said.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The satellites are fitted with custom six-band, multispectral infrared cameras designed to capture imagery suitable for machine learning algorithms to accurately identify wildfires, differentiating them from misleading objects like smokestacks.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The satellites are fitted with custom six-band multispectral infrared cameras, designed to capture imagery suitable for machine learning algorithms to accurately identify wildfires – differentiating them from misleading objects like smokestacks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The tent includes features such as a small TV room and visible air-conditioning pipes.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
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Now Currently, most regulations that address phosphorus runoff cover sources that can be easily identified, such as discharge pipes.—
Simi Thambi,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most notably for me and my tear ducts, The Residence gave us a sweet and tender romance between Bruce Geller, played by Mel Rodriguez, and Elsyie Chayle, played by Julieth Restrepo.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The pollutants travel down a duct into the floating processing unit, which converts them into clean nitrogen and water.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Chimney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimney. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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