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Recent Examples of fire hydrant
Because her red car was sitting right next to the fire hydrant, an engine couldn’t get close to the water source and firefighters had to take time to snake their hose around the vehicle.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
Graham, in theory, would be a fire hydrant presence in the middle of the defense.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
So, firefighters unrolled hoses and hooked up to a nearby fire hydrant.
—Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025
The victim and his 26-year-old colleague stopped at a fire hydrant when their car was blocked in front by a garbage truck and behind by two vehicles — a black Mercedes and a blue BMW, according to prosecutors.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
Graham, in theory, would be a fire hydrant presence in the middle of the defense.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
So, firefighters unrolled hoses and hooked up to a nearby fire hydrant.
—Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025
The victim and his 26-year-old colleague stopped at a fire hydrant when their car was blocked in front by a garbage truck and behind by two vehicles — a black Mercedes and a blue BMW, according to prosecutors.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire hydrant
Noun
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Just recently, three New Yorkers died in two separate fires during Code Blue weather, when selfish drivers parked in front of hydrants, delaying the firefighters’ movement of the hose.—
Andrew Ansbro,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Sidewalks also are finished, and a hydrant has been installed near the entrance off Old Statesville Highway (N.C. 115).—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 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
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Bell had opened the pipe steam valve by hand, which kept the lights on two hours after Titanic hit the iceberg, saving hundreds of lives.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
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The initial test site is near UC Irvine’s recreation center, with pipes running beneath daycare facilities, and future experiments are planned for UC San Diego’s campus.—
Jesse Kuehn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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The soldiers quickly unpacked their M-4 assault rifles, rocket tubes and belt-fed machine guns and deployed to the quiet snowbound forests, dressed in Arctic whites and vaporproof boots.—
Jim Huylebroek,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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The Proactiv Emergency Blemish Relief product, which contains 5 percent benzoyl peroxide, was distributed in 0.33 oz tubes.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Other world leaders in attendance included include UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Britain's Prince William, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Taking to his social media platform, Truth Social, on Thursday, April 24, Trump called out Russia’s leader over a deadly attack on Kyiv, Ukraine.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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Developing this economic conduit is a key objective for the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s vast overseas infrastructure investment program.—
Ye Myo Hein,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists began excavating and reconstructing the palace complex in the mid-1970s, including the original stone embankments, water conduit and drainage channel.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Mar. 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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At 41 inches tall and 161 pounds per side, this fireplug of a speaker delivers impressive dynamic range at realistic (live music) levels and will admirably fill all but the most gigantic spaces with detailed yet unfatiguing sound.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Fire hydrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20hydrant. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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