valve

as in gate
a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid a hot water valve

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Recent Examples of valve Most patients who have issues with this valve aren’t good candidates for a replacement surgery with current technology. Amy Feldman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart. Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 But there is another, less expensive type of traffic release valve: congestion pricing. Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025 Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for valve
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Noun
  • With sixty points in 14th place in the Derby standings, East Avenue seems well above this year’s cut, but his connections are still mulling an appearance on May 4 in the Churchill gate.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • One example: The early trailers show a massive horde of infected attacking the gates surrounding the Jackson, Wyo., community run by Maria (True Blood and Queen Sugar star Rutina Wesley), the wife of Joel's brother, Tommy (FUBAR's Gabriel Luna).
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The company also has several commercial customers on tap including Bezos’ old company Amazon that has contracted for at least 12 launches to send up hundreds of satellites for its Project Kuiper internet constellation, which aims to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
  • For example, there’s quite a bit more power on tap than in the outgoing M5.
    Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Shampoo is particularly adept at cleaning chrome faucets and other chrome finishings where grease, streaks, and fingerprints are just waiting to be erased.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Visible Mineral Deposits One of the most obvious signs a home has hard water is a white or chalky residue that starts to form around showerheads, faucets, and other water-using appliances.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
  • The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023

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“Valve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valve. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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