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Kids can turn water valves on and off, launch balls into a water vortex and experiment with dams.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
These valves may allow blood to pool or back up into the legs, causing varicose veins.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 2 May 2025
Most of the other components in Psyche's propulsion system—controllers, xenon fuel tanks, propellant lines, and valves—come from other companies or the spacecraft's primary manufacturer, Maxar Space Systems, in California.
—ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
Open the valve, let the air rush in and, well after the hissing has stopped, close it back up.
—Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
These valves may allow blood to pool or back up into the legs, causing varicose veins.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 2 May 2025
Most of the other components in Psyche's propulsion system—controllers, xenon fuel tanks, propellant lines, and valves—come from other companies or the spacecraft's primary manufacturer, Maxar Space Systems, in California.
—ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
Open the valve, let the air rush in and, well after the hissing has stopped, close it back up.
—Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valve
Noun
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The Panthers struggled out of the gate that first year and needing a strong finish in the regular season to sneak into the playoffs.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2025
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Women are less likely to negotiate for better/higher pay out of the gate, and more likely to be paid less throughout their careers due to their having (or likelihood to have) children.—
Susan Rietano Davey,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Also on tap are new seasons of The Bear, The Buccaneers, The Gilded Age, Ginny & Georgia and Squid Game (which is ending after three seasons), as well as summertime staples American Ninja Warrior and Love Island.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
30 May 2025
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In addition to regular taps of new brews, the place hosts back patio drag shows, harvest celebrations, and flower crowns on the summer solstice.—
Shauna Farnell,
Denver Post,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Why risk alienating the one person who could shut off the federal faucet?—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Because the drinking outlets are designed to require constant pressure for water flow, the birds have learnt to not just turn the taps on but maintain pressure on the faucet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
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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
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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 11 Jun. 2025.
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