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Recent Examples of valves
Bronstein is good that way, giving the audience some pressure-relief valves.
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The second sound – the dub – occurs when the valves leading out of the heart close as the heart relaxes and refills with blood.
—Joshua Hutcheson, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
The chemical was a component of firefighting foam and a processing aid to make a kind of plastic used in circuit boards, valves and pipes.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 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
But, if the valves weaken or become damaged, blood can pool around them, and the veins bulge.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Ukrainian experts claimed the device was a variation on an older model RS26, and showed me what looked like ageing valves in its circuitry at a storage facility in Kyiv.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The second sound – the dub – occurs when the valves leading out of the heart close as the heart relaxes and refills with blood.
—Joshua Hutcheson, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
The chemical was a component of firefighting foam and a processing aid to make a kind of plastic used in circuit boards, valves and pipes.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 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
But, if the valves weaken or become damaged, blood can pool around them, and the veins bulge.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Ukrainian experts claimed the device was a variation on an older model RS26, and showed me what looked like ageing valves in its circuitry at a storage facility in Kyiv.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valves
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Crafted out of recyclable and renewable materials, they’re boosted with a Cloudfoam Comfort sockliner, flaunt a suede upper that taps into one of fall 2025’s most desirable materials, and have attractive perforations as part of the design.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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All the wines in the bar’s more than 20 taps are from Revolution’s own label, made just steps from the dining room.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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After entering through gates made of copper that was previously used for pot stills, the tour starts in a museum that chronicles the spirit’s history.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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Almost two million lights will grace trees, ornaments, gardens and gates at Newfields once again this season.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
21 Oct. 2025
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In addition, inspectors gave yellow placards to a total of 17 food-serving facilities for issues ranging from leaky faucets to improperly stored raw meat.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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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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“Valves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valves. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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