chute

variants also shute

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chute Three bamboo chutes lay in front of her, two risking her Safety Without Power and one containing an Immunity Idol that's good until the Final Five. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025 The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025 For readers who did not spend their days walking the factory floor or supervising the sorting of coal chunks sliding down a chute, an incisive picture would stand out. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025 At the immunity and reward challenge, players had to stand on a small platform holding onto a bar holding a ball up on a metal chute. Emily Deletter, USA Today, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for chute
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chute
Noun
  • What started as a distant rumble grew into an earthquake-like tremor—a freight train of white water barreling toward them.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The river — a popular spot for white water rafting around this time of the year — is fast-moving and dangerous.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • At the Los Angeles video shoot, the then-quartet comprised of Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett worked with Darren Grant as director, Chris Maldonado and Eric Ferrell as makeup artists and Tina in charge of the group’s hair.
    Jack Irvin, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • Now step inside Nicole Kidman's Allure cover shoot: Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!
    Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Next was dad Harry following closely behind as his little princess met a Disney Princess, before the family was photographed going up a log flume ride at Tiana's Bayou Adventure.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • Yet the British press documented her life as the type of mother that millions of women could recognize: running barefoot in the mums’ race at a school sports day; riding the log flume with her children at a theme park; dropping the kids off at school, dressed in leggings and a baggy sweater.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 10 May 2025

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“Chute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chute. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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