flues

Definition of fluesnext
plural of flue

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Noun
  • The Center for Biological Diversity also asked for more monitoring at the wells’ flares — or smokestacks — but the EPA supported the state’s plan for monitoring those locations.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But environmental groups say reduced regulation simply externalizes the costs to the public ― and that the people who live in the shadow of power plant smokestacks, in particular, pay the price.
    Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Sound collected by a deer’s large, swiveling outer ears is funneled through small, conical ducts into these bulbous structures protecting the middle and inner ears.
    Jeff Wilson, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • In the winter, the blast of hot air coming out of your supply ducts would fool the thermostat, telling it that the room is warm enough when, in fact, there is still cold air in the room.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • At the time, the city attempted to fix the pipes along the roadway, but funding gaps and easement issues delayed any improvements for years.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The creak of a hinge, the thrum of water running through the pipes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In Japan, the oil crisis has sparked fears that patients with chronic kidney failure won’t be able to get treatment due to a lack of plastic medical tubes used in hemodialysis.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Laura used to work at a Granbury home health company that specialized in caring for patients with feeding tubes, the father said.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Flues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flues. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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