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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopcocks
valves
Noun
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State officials say Sinclair is implementing new safeguards, including requiring two employees to manually switch valves and follow a verification checklist.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Workers rushed to deploy protective booms around the intake valves of major facilities.—
Annika Hammerschlag,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Stopcocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopcocks. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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