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Recent Examples of valve
This valve plays a part in the heart's essential function, which is to pump blood between the lungs and body.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
In the lab, his team is developing better, more flexible, and inconspicuous patches to monitor health metrics—think Band-Aid-like patches embedded with sophisticated sensors that can pick up deeper vibrations from the opening and closing of valves in the heart, for example.
—Alice Park, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Close inside valves supplying outdoor hose bibs.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Cleveland County facility produces advanced valves, actuators, clutches, and controls for automotive, truck and off-road vehicles.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
In the lab, his team is developing better, more flexible, and inconspicuous patches to monitor health metrics—think Band-Aid-like patches embedded with sophisticated sensors that can pick up deeper vibrations from the opening and closing of valves in the heart, for example.
—Alice Park, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Close inside valves supplying outdoor hose bibs.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Cleveland County facility produces advanced valves, actuators, clutches, and controls for automotive, truck and off-road vehicles.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valve
Noun
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So there’s a risk in assuming that there’s somebody guarding the gates and that the technology will only go so far.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Altman’s post also addressed a user complaint about the link between age-gates and erotic features.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But phone taps conducted by Young’s team produced nothing linking him or his associates to the case.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The experiment, a key part of Germany’s QuNET initiative, marks a critical step towards building a global, tap-proof quantum communication network.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 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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Sturgis started small at HBI, assembling furniture and fixing leaky faucets, while working 10-hour night shifts at a warehouse.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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In one demo, the 132-pound robot is able to pick up a cup and dish from the living room, walk over to the kitchen sink, and carefully rinse them with water from the faucet.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 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 19 Oct. 2025.
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