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Recent Examples of valves
In medicine, simulations of blood flow through heart valves have provided surgeons with detailed data for treating cardiovascular conditions.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Four received cardiovascular tissue transplants that can replace valves and vessels in patients with congenital heart defects or heart disease.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
They’re already widely used for other transplantable tissues, such as heart valves.
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
And instead of tappets, Porsche has switched to using roller cam followers to control the engine's valves, as in motorsport.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
Place mixing valves close to taps to prevent burns while keeping water hot enough.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
IIoT devices can be small devices like valves or sensors, but also can include very substantial pieces of gear, such as an HVAC system, an MRI machine, a dual-use aerial drone, an elevator, a nuclear centrifuge, or a jet engine.
—Guy Fedorkow, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
Sovereign credit ratings function as valves on private credit flows giving CRAs access to the whole economy—through governments to national banks, insurance companies, enterprises and infrastructure projects.
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Now, some minimally invasive procedures allow for the replacement and repair of heart valves.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Health, 28 Dec. 2024
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Four received cardiovascular tissue transplants that can replace valves and vessels in patients with congenital heart defects or heart disease.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
They’re already widely used for other transplantable tissues, such as heart valves.
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
And instead of tappets, Porsche has switched to using roller cam followers to control the engine's valves, as in motorsport.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
Place mixing valves close to taps to prevent burns while keeping water hot enough.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
IIoT devices can be small devices like valves or sensors, but also can include very substantial pieces of gear, such as an HVAC system, an MRI machine, a dual-use aerial drone, an elevator, a nuclear centrifuge, or a jet engine.
—Guy Fedorkow, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
Sovereign credit ratings function as valves on private credit flows giving CRAs access to the whole economy—through governments to national banks, insurance companies, enterprises and infrastructure projects.
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Now, some minimally invasive procedures allow for the replacement and repair of heart valves.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Health, 28 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valves
Noun
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Riffing taps into this same attachment dynamic.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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For the Indian market, Jain says the adaptation taps into universal themes while reflecting familiar social dynamics.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are, however, key technical challenges such as generating on-demand, indistinguishable single photons with high efficiency, and the probabilistic nature of photonic gates (the electronic elements in a computer performing logic operations).—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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After all, this is a man who allegedly appropriated a British coat of arms for display on the gates of his golf courses and resorts.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cabinet hardware, lighting, and faucets stand out much more prominently against such a visually quiet backdrop.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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Brass faucets, oak tables, lamps, and chairs from the old hotel were restored to reduce waste in the rebuild process.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Valves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valves. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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