Thesaurus results for PIPELINES

pipelines

noun

plural of pipeline

as in routes

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 pipelines Liquidity, cybersecurity, backup capacity, strong controls and succession pipelines carry costs. — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Kinder Morgan operates a dominant, interconnected web of steel pipelines that links oversupplied shale basins directly to major demand centers and Gulf Coast export complexes. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 The Kenya pipeline expansion is part of Dangote’s plan to own a distribution network that includes regional tank farms and other pipelines that will connect the group’s refineries to prospective markets across the continent. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026 During the summer, Ukraine hit so many of the refineries and pipelines around Moscow that Russia was forced to bring fuel by rail from as far as Lake Baikal, thousands of miles away. — Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026 Last year, 40% of Singapore’s natural gas supply came via pipelines from Indonesia and Malaysia, while the remaining 60% was supplied by sea from other global markets. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 The team says the technology could eventually be installed in wastewater pipelines, using organic waste as a nutrient source to generate electricity for low-power devices. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 The giant unified memory translates into massive unified frame buffers for multi-layer generative creative pipelines and rapid scrubbing through large, high-resolution video files. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 Lenderking warned that the Houthis could also target Saudi energy facilities, pipelines and desalination plants, infrastructure critical to the kingdom's economy and water supply. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Local governments can evaluate where these machines operate and whether particular routes create safety hazards.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Before any aid moves, mines will be cleared on the routes into the city, Lubinets said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of routes

Noun

Nord Stream 1 and 2 are two major conduits created to funnel Russian gas to Europe, via Germany.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Hailed as a bold experiment seven years ago, the Sanfic-Morbido Lab, part of Sanfic’s industry section Sanfic Industria, has evolved into one of the region’s most consistent conduits for fantastic/genre filmmaking.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of conduits

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Rooms Standard rooms are classic in look and feel with dark wood furniture and neutral fabrics, yet appointed with modern embellishments such as universal outlets and bedside light controls.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Kawasaki has also installed SOx scrubbers on the exhaust outlets of the main engine as well as the onboard power-generation system.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlets

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Many of the office’s attorneys, particularly in its misdemeanor corps, work with basement-level spirits, according to one of the sources.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Last month, citing anonymous sources, Reuters reported that Solidigm was holding pitch meetings with investment banks for an IPO that could value the company at up to $150 billion.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of sources

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Riyadh said the discussions were aimed at keeping diplomatic channels open and preventing another escalation in hostilities.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Politics as usual As midterm elections approach, candidates up and down the ballot are blanketing the airwaves and digital channels with ads against data centers.

— Barbara A. Trish, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

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