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Recent Examples of fire hydrant
About 20 seconds later, the fleeing vehicle lost control at the intersection of East 21st Street and 12th Avenue and slammed into the fire hydrant, the footage showed.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
One, in a no-standing zone, blocked the fire hydrant — a Mercedes-Benz GLE 5.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 June 2025
Someone had opened a fire hydrant, which sprayed the street continuously as medics and police worked.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
The Cybertruck careened instead into a fire hydrant, then a tree, before bursting into flames.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
One, in a no-standing zone, blocked the fire hydrant — a Mercedes-Benz GLE 5.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 June 2025
Someone had opened a fire hydrant, which sprayed the street continuously as medics and police worked.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
The Cybertruck careened instead into a fire hydrant, then a tree, before bursting into flames.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrant
Noun
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Firefighters were able to use a direct water supply from hydrants adjacent to I-91, officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 July 2025
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Details of hydrant problem Frost said the contractors had been improperly operating hydrants and underground valves, disrupting the hydrants’ normal functions.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 May 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The Great Highland pipes endured within the isolation of military culture, and current traditions of advanced-piping competitions haven’t strayed far.—
Elena Saavedra Buckley,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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The final order on copper tariffs, which the Trump administration says will boost the domestic copper production industry, applies to semi-finished products such as pipes, rods, sheets and wires.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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Manatees call the springs home in the winter, and in the summer these swimming holes are the place to be to cool off and float long days away in a tube.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
29 July 2025
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Lake Toxaway Marine also offers boat rentals, as well as kayaks, canoes, water skis, and tubes.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 July 2025
Noun
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It can be used to clean the exterior vent outside your house and the dryer duct itself.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 July 2025
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The low-noise heat pump distributes heating through floor ducts, assisted by electrical boosters that accelerate heating of the air.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
Noun
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De Moraes revoked Bolsonaro’s passport and issued additional punishments to the leader who allegedly staged a coup with several dozen others following his 2022 electoral loss to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
31 July 2025
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Whenever this tension has been tested in the Trump administration, MAHA leaders have almost always seemed inclined to move the other way.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Already a significant conduit in global trade, the Panama Canal plays a major role in facilitating container shipping flow into the U.S.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 July 2025
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Gallardo was a shark on Shark Tank México and is such a part of the fabric in town that Hollywood increasingly sees her as a conduit to the Latino community.—
Mickey Rapkin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 July 2025
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His fireplug vitality surrendered only to his untamed playing, boogie feel and volumes upon volumes of mesmerizing riffs.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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The newest member of the new-look Red Sox is an aggressive, fireplug of a player, which is why Cora keeps comparing him to the sainted Dustin Pedroia.—
Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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