Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petcocks
Noun
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The chemical was a component of firefighting foam and a processing aid to make a kind of plastic used in circuit boards, valves and pipes.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025 -
In the lab, his team is developing better, more flexible, and inconspicuous patches to monitor health metrics—think Band-Aid-like patches embedded with sophisticated sensors that can pick up deeper vibrations from the opening and closing of valves in the heart, for example.—
Alice Park,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sturgis started small at HBI, assembling furniture and fixing leaky faucets, while working 10-hour night shifts at a warehouse.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The water from the faucets runs an abnormal yellow color.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Anaheim Hills Brass Tap will also feature rotating taps with new beers every few days.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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The burden of infrastructure — more water taps, sewage lines, and roadways — has not been figured into the densification projection (check out the traffic on Wadsworth Boulevard now).—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Petcocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petcocks. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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