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: something resembling a spigot especially in regulating availability or flow (as of money)
Examples of spigot in a Sentence
the spigot on a beer keg
Hook the hose up to the spigot behind the house.
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Money from energy sales continues to fill Russia’s war chest, which is why now is the time for Washington and Europe to work together to turn off Moscow’s spigot.
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Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Each plot comes with an individual drip irrigation spigot and an online drip irrigation tutorial for occasional gardeners who want to keep their plants watered.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
Government’s list of demands on Harvard grows Moving the goalposts on Harvard began even before the federal spigot started to tighten.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Hook it to your outdoor spigot, connect the garden hose to a sprinkler, and dial up the settings your plants need.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Each plot comes with an individual drip irrigation spigot and an online drip irrigation tutorial for occasional gardeners who want to keep their plants watered.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
Government’s list of demands on Harvard grows Moving the goalposts on Harvard began even before the federal spigot started to tighten.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Hook it to your outdoor spigot, connect the garden hose to a sprinkler, and dial up the settings your plants need.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for spigot
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“Spigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spigot. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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