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
There’s a crowded pipeline of fintech names that could be next to IPO after Klarna.
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Fast forward to modern Edmonton, and the organization needs talent to arrive from any and all prospect pipelines and needs that talent right now.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Legislative initiatives that enhance accessibility of cyber training and education through scholarship programs for two-year degrees at community colleges and technical schools can strengthen the talent pipeline.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
The White House allowed construction to resume after the state’s governor approved a new natural gas pipeline.
—Justin Worland, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Fast forward to modern Edmonton, and the organization needs talent to arrive from any and all prospect pipelines and needs that talent right now.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Legislative initiatives that enhance accessibility of cyber training and education through scholarship programs for two-year degrees at community colleges and technical schools can strengthen the talent pipeline.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
The White House allowed construction to resume after the state’s governor approved a new natural gas pipeline.
—Justin Worland, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipeline
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In addition to optimizing queries, Espresso routes queries between different compute clusters to maximize efficiency.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The location of the firearm appears to match the suspect's route of travel, the sources said.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Western States Petroleum Association has been warning California lawmakers since last year that dwindling Central Valley oil production risked shuttering pipelines such as the San Pablo Bay conduit.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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By February, Dudek had become the conduit between DOGE and the SSA, alerting top agency officials that DOGE wanted to work at headquarters.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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That's part of the 'framework' agreement for TikTok, which will also include new and existing investors in its Chinese parent company ByteDance, sources told CNBC's David Faber.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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As demand for electricity surged to power more electric devices in homes and Big Tech's boom in data centers, renewable energy has been the go-to source for the cheapest, fastest way to generate more juice.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
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Altus then mocked her for leaving the Wall Street Journal for a different outlet.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Paramount has nurtured Pluto TV, which has lagged a bit in recent years but has been a pioneer in the FAST business, while WBD has shown an appetite to use its deep library to drive FAST channels and AVOD license deals.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Processing channels like frozen, dried, purees, sauces, and meal kits offer enormous potential to utilize every strawberry, apple, and tomato that comes out of the field.—
Ivanka Trump,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipeline. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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