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: something resembling a spigot especially in regulating availability or flow (as of money)
Examples of spigot in a Sentence
the spigot on a beer keg
Hook the hose up to the spigot behind the house.
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk have triggered panic in Washington with their efforts to cap the U.S. foreign aid spigot.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, Trump should turn off the spigots of federal funding that support the gender madness.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In South Carolina, vendors sell fresh watermelon, oranges and pecans behind a rural church near Blackville where people flock to collect water from two spigots in the ground.
—Jill Schweber, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Yet members from both parties pointed to the rising influence of China, alarmed that China could open a spigot of cash for international aid in areas where U.S. programs cease.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Read more Girls' Violence is Rare—But Not Their Violent Victimization | Opinion
March Against Lies, Fake News, and Disinformation | Opinion
Iran's War on Women Must Be Stopped | Opinion
Additionally, Trump should turn off the spigots of federal funding that support the gender madness.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In South Carolina, vendors sell fresh watermelon, oranges and pecans behind a rural church near Blackville where people flock to collect water from two spigots in the ground.
—Jill Schweber, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Yet members from both parties pointed to the rising influence of China, alarmed that China could open a spigot of cash for international aid in areas where U.S. programs cease.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spigot
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“Spigot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spigot. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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