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as in pipes
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
watched the liquid move through the tube between the flasks and recorded the movement in his chemistry notebook
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as in TVs
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
we plan to relax and spend some time in front of the tube tonight
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Recent Examples of tubes
Lateral deformation and bowing can impact the placement and performance of fuel, and the monobloc construction of these tubes is designed to mitigate those issues.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Even in the more modern setting, the dainty designs on the plastic tubes and metal tins convey the history of the product within.
—Gabriella Fine, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
About a decade ago the artist Paul Chan (no relation) began affixing fans to the bases of humanoid sculptures, made from cylindrical nylon tubes, in order to animate them.
—Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
No nurse had been responsible for the procedures involved in this care, including intubation, chest tubes, umbilical central lines, lumbar punctures, ventricular taps, and more.
—Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
The meters use electrical conductivity or tensiometer tubes that measure the suction exerted by the soil on the water, which indicates the soil moisture available to plants.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
The car-sized rover carried two tubes of a chemical called TMAH, which can break apart organic matter to see what it is made out of.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Without access to the turbines, water released from the dam must flow through much smaller bypass tubes that are unsafe to use for extended periods, choking flow from one of the West’s largest water banks.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
The team has about a half a dozen more sample tubes to fill and the rover is in good shape, said Jim Bell, a planetary scientist and Arizona State University professor who leads the camera team on Perseverance, which works daily with JPL.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Even in the more modern setting, the dainty designs on the plastic tubes and metal tins convey the history of the product within.
—Gabriella Fine, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
About a decade ago the artist Paul Chan (no relation) began affixing fans to the bases of humanoid sculptures, made from cylindrical nylon tubes, in order to animate them.
—Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
No nurse had been responsible for the procedures involved in this care, including intubation, chest tubes, umbilical central lines, lumbar punctures, ventricular taps, and more.
—Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
The meters use electrical conductivity or tensiometer tubes that measure the suction exerted by the soil on the water, which indicates the soil moisture available to plants.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
The car-sized rover carried two tubes of a chemical called TMAH, which can break apart organic matter to see what it is made out of.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Without access to the turbines, water released from the dam must flow through much smaller bypass tubes that are unsafe to use for extended periods, choking flow from one of the West’s largest water banks.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
The team has about a half a dozen more sample tubes to fill and the rover is in good shape, said Jim Bell, a planetary scientist and Arizona State University professor who leads the camera team on Perseverance, which works daily with JPL.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubes
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An employee walks past oil transport pipes on the quayside of the Arabian Sea at Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and terminal in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, in October 2018.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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These pump coolant through pipes to dissipate heat from servers rather than evaporating water as has been the case in the past.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shakti facilitates such serendipitous interactions with the help of their excellent and informed guides who are conduits to the mountain culture.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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In some yards, below-ground conduits also bring in electricity, internet, cable TV or phone lines.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Now the venue is to be torn down later this year, the end to a destination just off the highway that was once full of televisions, betting counters and tables, and thick with the scent of afternoon and evening cocktails.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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Absorptive, addictive, violent (and by then near-universal, with televisions flickering in ninety-five per cent of American homes), TV was officially a bad mom.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Regulators examined the transaction through multiple channels, including export control rules, foreign investment restrictions, and competition law.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Subscribers can now watch up to four channels on one screen.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Tubes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubes. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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