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as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
the major conduit for carrying water to the military base
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as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
water flowed along the conduit to the fountain
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Biden’s main conduit to the business world has been Gina Raimondo, the brilliant head of the Department of Commerce.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 July 2024
Some trees, particularly those in wetland environments, act as conduits carrying underground methane to the surface and atmosphere.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 24 July 2024
This week’s discovery demonstrates the existence of longer underground conduits.
—Marta Musso, WIRED, 18 July 2024
The two are barred from discussing one another publicly by name, but Giudice claimed on the show that an October court ruling proved Josephs was acting as a conduit.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 July 2024
Some trees, particularly those in wetland environments, act as conduits carrying underground methane to the surface and atmosphere.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 24 July 2024
This week’s discovery demonstrates the existence of longer underground conduits.
—Marta Musso, WIRED, 18 July 2024
The two are barred from discussing one another publicly by name, but Giudice claimed on the show that an October court ruling proved Josephs was acting as a conduit.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Conduit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conduit. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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