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Recent Examples of faucet
Rust spots are bound to appear in the bathroom, considering faucets and showerheads are used daily.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
Choosing shorter showers, turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth, running full loads of laundry and dishes, fixing dripping faucets, adjusting irrigation schedules and watering lawns only when needed can all reduce demand on our aquifers.
—Claire Marks, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
The faucets are fed by a 150-L fresh water tank and gas/electric water heater.
—New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2026
Okot made three 3-pointers that night with Gamecocks legend A’ja Wilson in attendance, and the faucet hasn’t stopped.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
Choosing shorter showers, turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth, running full loads of laundry and dishes, fixing dripping faucets, adjusting irrigation schedules and watering lawns only when needed can all reduce demand on our aquifers.
—Claire Marks, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
The faucets are fed by a 150-L fresh water tank and gas/electric water heater.
—New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2026
Okot made three 3-pointers that night with Gamecocks legend A’ja Wilson in attendance, and the faucet hasn’t stopped.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faucet
valve
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The contamination of hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel sold to consumers across the Denver metro in January happened because employees at a fuel distribution site mistakenly left a valve open, state investigators found.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Midstream Heart Attacks and the Technological Bypass The global midstream network is a living system built for steady-state flow, and the Hormuz chokepoint is its primary valve.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Faucet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faucet. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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