plumbed

Definition of plumbednext
past tense of plumb
as in scaled
to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line plumbed the bay to make sure it was deep enough for the ship

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Recent Examples of plumbed The second floor is plumbed for an additional full bathroom while the third floor is partially finished with additional plumbing. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026 Outside, the large outbuilding has not yet been used for specific projects, but Steward explained the structure is fully insulated, plumbed for water, and wired for 100-amp electrical service. Des Moines Register, 19 Jan. 2026 Much as Wes Anderson and Yorgos Lanthimos have plumbed Dafoe’s deliciously wicked sense of humor in pieces that straddle the line between the real and the archly stylized, Solnicki understands that a strong Dafoe performance must always teeter between the two. Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025 For nearly five decades, NASA's twin Voyager probes have plumbed the cosmos in search of answers to some of astronomy's most perplexing mysteries about our solar system and its place in the wider universe. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025 Toews has long plumbed the calamities and contradictions of her biography in her fiction. Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
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  • China scaled it faster than anyone before clean technologies had fully matured.
    Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Developed from inexpensive materials and standard paint manufacturing processes, this glue can be easily scaled up for mass production.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
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  • Neither Cadillac nor Lincoln, both originally manufactured in Detroit, could have fathomed their legacies.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This was a scene even the most loyal Indiana fans couldn’t have fathomed when Curt Cignetti was hired to coach major college football’s losingest program in 2023.
    Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
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  • From a guilty plea in a federal corruption probe to the season’s first fire weather watch, Sacramento-area news on May 14, 2026, spanned politics, public safety and sports.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • In addition to Artist of the Year, the judges selected three finalists from the 13 Media Arts semifinalists whose work spanned drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, sculpting and ceramics.
    Paul Hodgins, Oc Register, 14 May 2026

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“Plumbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumbed. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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