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Recent Examples of valve
As Venezuela’s economy withers and Maduro’s legitimacy erodes after contested 2024 elections, the Essequibo dispute has become a political pressure valve.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Metzler did a wonderful job blending misery and mirth in Maid, a series that was an often-downbeat class critique in which bursts of satire worked as a release valve.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
The Cardiovascular segment includes heart rhythm devices, heart valves, and vascular therapies for treating cardiac and circulatory conditions.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Within the chair, valves use counter balance to push the backrest and seat to an almost upright position, which helps relieve any undue pressure on the user’s knees or back.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Metzler did a wonderful job blending misery and mirth in Maid, a series that was an often-downbeat class critique in which bursts of satire worked as a release valve.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
The Cardiovascular segment includes heart rhythm devices, heart valves, and vascular therapies for treating cardiac and circulatory conditions.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Within the chair, valves use counter balance to push the backrest and seat to an almost upright position, which helps relieve any undue pressure on the user’s knees or back.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valve
Noun
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On-site general parking is $16, if purchased in advance online; $20 at gate.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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First out of the gate will be Montana Mavericks, starring McNamara and getting a limited theatrical release (the weekend of Aug. 26) ahead of its primetime showcase on The CW.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The bar has beer on tap, a full spirit back bar, two craft cocktail menus and a wine list that includes half-glass pours.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2025
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Clean water is essential to every household, which is why cities pour resources into treatment and distribution systems, and rural homes depend on a well and a properly working plumbing system that draws groundwater straight to the tap.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2025
Noun
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But the Swan home still needed some TLC, so Dean balanced his full-time job with refurbishing the house: hammering floorboard nails, patching leaky faucets, and fixing leaky water heaters.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
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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,
23 June 2025
Noun
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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 5 Jul. 2025.
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