as in route
a direct way of passing along information or supplies
an equipment hauler serves as the columnist's pipeline for gossip about the rock band the battle was ultimately lost because the enemy had destroyed our pipeline for resupply
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Recent Examples of pipeline
Seventh, the opening of all sorts of land for drilling and the approval of a huge number of new pipelines will create a second renaissance of the U.S. energy sector.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 July 2025
Environmental activists from the Louisville area gathered at Waterfront Park July 20 to mourn the construction of a 12-mile natural gas pipeline in Bullitt County, which is on land that was once preserved solely for conservation.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 July 2025
Another will be building Lerer Hippeau’s pipeline to Israeli and European startups, with Zori planning to spend about two months of the year out of Israel.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 July 2025
Surfing’s pipeline Each summer, top young surfers from across the country journey to Lower Trestles, considered the best surf break on the mainland and now the future home of the 2028 Olympics, taking over the lineup as the USA Surfing national championships get underway.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 July 2025
Environmental activists from the Louisville area gathered at Waterfront Park July 20 to mourn the construction of a 12-mile natural gas pipeline in Bullitt County, which is on land that was once preserved solely for conservation.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 July 2025
Another will be building Lerer Hippeau’s pipeline to Israeli and European startups, with Zori planning to spend about two months of the year out of Israel.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 July 2025
Surfing’s pipeline Each summer, top young surfers from across the country journey to Lower Trestles, considered the best surf break on the mainland and now the future home of the 2028 Olympics, taking over the lineup as the USA Surfing national championships get underway.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipeline
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Hundreds of species, from as far as South America, commonly stop in Kentucky to find food and rest their wings after traveling for miles along their aerial route.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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Some compare the terraced ruins to Machu Picchu, but with only a few dozen visitors reaching this architectural marvel every day via trekking routes loving cared for and protected by indigenous communities, the experience of a visit couldn't be further from that at the overrun city of the Incas.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
24 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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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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In Hawaii's case, the volcanoes are the result of a heat source deep within the Earth's mantle.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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The senior bonus deduction, Watson points out, applies to any source of taxable income that a taxpayer who is 65 or older has and may not necessarily eliminate all tax on Social Security benefits.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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According to the outlet, Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau were replaced by their two best friends as groomsmen.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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The outlet reported on July 11 that nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance hotline went unanswered two days after the flooding, as search and rescue efforts continued.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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The media ministry owned by Santa Fe Communications began broadcasting Mass on a single channel in 1984.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
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The network, first imagined in the film Dodgeball, will take over the main ESPN (as well as its sister stations ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes and ESPN’s social and digital channels) from July 31 through Aug. 3.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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“Pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipeline. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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