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Recent Examples of valve
They’re already widely used for other transplantable tissues, such as heart valves.
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David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Opening a valve at the wrong time and letting just one wrong molecule inside could mean an entire batch is lost, Fujifilm's Petersen said.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
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, 18 Aug. 2025
Those with gas dryers will need to also turn off the supply valve until the cleaning process is over.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
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David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Opening a valve at the wrong time and letting just one wrong molecule inside could mean an entire batch is lost, Fujifilm's Petersen said.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
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, 18 Aug. 2025
Those with gas dryers will need to also turn off the supply valve until the cleaning process is over.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valve
Noun
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At lunch hour, Michèle meets her friend Danielle (Joëlle Marlier) outside the school gate.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the protests quickly spiraled out of control when some of the protesters surged towards the parliament building and began climbing up the gate, clashing with police.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As for the name, Parodos offers a dual meaning that taps into its history — a word used in ancient Greek to mean both the side entrance to a theater and the moment when a chorus comes together to sing their first song in a Greek tragedy.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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And notes can be converted to text with a tap, before sending out over email direct from the device.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Levers, stopcocks, switches and buttons sent decisions back out.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
18 Dec. 2019
Noun
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Even around the house, a video can show how to tighten a faucet.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The faucet is by Newport Brass.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
6 June 2023
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“Valve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valve. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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