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Trump is demanding that Mexico provide more water to the United States and threatened to raise tariffs by 5% on imports if the country doesn’t open the spigot.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Dec. 2025
Given the confluence of factors, from negative attitudes toward higher taxes to the state’s fiscal imbalance, state government needs leaders who are willing to turn off the spigot of tax revenue and show some fiscal discipline.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
But Harvest was already pulling the lever toward her, which increased the speed at which the spigot shot out product to every quarter second.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
After years of stagnation (and in many cases declines) in content spending from entertainment giants, the cash spigot appears to be turning on once more.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Dec. 2025
Given the confluence of factors, from negative attitudes toward higher taxes to the state’s fiscal imbalance, state government needs leaders who are willing to turn off the spigot of tax revenue and show some fiscal discipline.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
But Harvest was already pulling the lever toward her, which increased the speed at which the spigot shot out product to every quarter second.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
After years of stagnation (and in many cases declines) in content spending from entertainment giants, the cash spigot appears to be turning on once more.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spigot
valve
Noun
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The government’s offers of dialogue with the protesters ring hollow as it is meant as a pressure valve internationally—for credulous Westerners who believe Iran’s political system is capable of reform—and domestically.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Spigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spigot. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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