as in valve
a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid don't forget to turn off the faucet

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Recent Examples of faucet Over-the-sink dish racks with an adjustable height work to fit sinks with the tallest faucets. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025 Dripping faucets, standing water, leaky pipes, and spills also draw them in. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025 Grand Design That premium residential-grade cooktop design is complemented by a rectangular kitchen sink with a cutting board cover and a swivel faucet that offers both direct and wide rainfall modes. New Atlas, 29 May 2025 Check outdoor faucets, hoses, and sprinklers for leaks, and avoid overwatering the grass. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for faucet
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valve
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  • 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, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
  • The antibodies generated there could be funneled directly into the spiral valve (a structure in the shark’s intestine) through the pancreatic duct.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025

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“Faucet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faucet. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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