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These include the medical devices and implants mentioned above, as well as others like artificial heart valves, ports, pumps, artificial limbs, metallic joint prostheses, metal pins, screws, plates, surgical staples, some IUDs and even shrapnel anywhere in the body.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
So legs veins are lined with one-way valves that keep blood from sliding backward on that journey.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Obi said even if someone's vein valves are prone to failing due to genetics or aging, walking can help overcome this.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 July 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, 26 July 2025
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
So legs veins are lined with one-way valves that keep blood from sliding backward on that journey.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Obi said even if someone's vein valves are prone to failing due to genetics or aging, walking can help overcome this.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 July 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, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valve
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And despite signs of a slowing economy (the gate agent announced there were 58 empty seats on our Southwest flight), the rideshare lot was packed.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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General admission on-site parking: All general admission traffic will enter and exit through the Cox Road gate and turn onto Voice of America Park Drive.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With big sponsors such as Barclays, promoters like Live Nation and even investors like Blackrock, Vanguard and KKR now a target for activists, there’s a genuine fear that the tap could be turned off.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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The addition of tap gestures makes using it feel way more intuitive.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Don’t depend on rusty pipes or faucets, drains or pumps that don’t work.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Those are the small screens that are on the tips of most kitchen and bathroom faucets.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
29 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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