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spigot

noun

ˈspi-gət

Definition of spigot

as in valve

a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid the plumber has installed a new spigot over the kitchen sink

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Recent Examples of spigot Each site has a picnic table, fire ring, and tent pad, with vault toilets and water spigots nearby. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 21 June 2026 Sweet is a critical cog who keeps the spigot flowing. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 June 2026 The point is that the plumbing for supervision is being installed even where the public spigot stays shut, and a carrier that treats the attestation as a box-ticking nicety may find, at the next exam, that the box came with a paper trail attached. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026 This can also keep the end of the garden hose from getting stuck on the spigot. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for spigot

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valve

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Days passed before a Deere technician could come to his farm and trace it to a faulty valve.

— Natalie Kainz, NBC news, 10 July 2026
This is caused by linkages when digital systems (software, network connections, and AI models) interface directly with physical machinery (actuators, robotic limbs, vehicles, and factory valves).

— Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

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