flue

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Recent Examples of flue The Groton Emergency Dispatch Center received a 911 call around 1:43 a.m. from resident of a townhouse on Driftwood Circle reporting a fire in the furnace and flue exhaust area of the residence, according to Capt. Gregory J. McCarthy of the Groton Police Department. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025 This debris can block the flue and pose a fire risk. Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025 Wood-burning fireplaces create significantly more creosote, which can build up in the flue, than gas fireplaces. Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025 Firs, pines, and spruces have a high sap content that can damage your chimney flue and produce a lot of creosote on your chimney walls. Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for flue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flue
Noun
  • Following each vote, Cummings said, smoke is sent up the Sistine Chapel's chimney.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Batches of paper slips representing indecisive tallies are burned using chemicals that produce black smoke from the chapel chimney.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On its final voyage south, the ship passed Palm Beach and caused a stir among locals—shots of its iconic red, white, and blue smokestacks gliding past the shores carried a poetic weight in a town whose own origin (and very name) traces back to a coconut-laden shipwreck.
    Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The playground down the block sits in the shadow of a smokestack.
    Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the remaining 10% of cases, the dorsal and ventral ducts fail to fuse and remain separate.21 Specific causes of pancreas divisum are not clear.
    Jonathan B. Jassey, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The sides also have ducts carved out to keep air passing through to the back.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The decision comes after the property’s water infrastructure was found to be severely deteriorated, causing frequent pipe ruptures and unreliable water service.
    Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
  • Pet raccoon caught with meth pipe in its mouth Police in Ohio made a rather unusual discovery during a traffic stop.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025

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“Flue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flue. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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