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Recent Examples of valve
Plans call for 11 valves relocated to new vaults, with nine of them in streets.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Castle Rock Water lost 166 million gallons of the stuff in 2023, as the life-giving liquid silently escaped from pipes, fittings and valves across the town’s 517-mile water system — mostly underground and largely undetected.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
These valves close to prevent blood from backflowing into the ventricles.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
For the clearance evaluation, a cardiologist or primary care physician might run tests such as an electrocardiogram, an echocardiogram or a nuclear stress test to detect any irregularities or signs of disease, such as arrhythmias, valve problems or blockages.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Castle Rock Water lost 166 million gallons of the stuff in 2023, as the life-giving liquid silently escaped from pipes, fittings and valves across the town’s 517-mile water system — mostly underground and largely undetected.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
These valves close to prevent blood from backflowing into the ventricles.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
For the clearance evaluation, a cardiologist or primary care physician might run tests such as an electrocardiogram, an echocardiogram or a nuclear stress test to detect any irregularities or signs of disease, such as arrhythmias, valve problems or blockages.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valve
Noun
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England and Germany have by far the largest attendance figures, which is reflected in their median gate revenues of 29.1 million euros and 23.7 million euros, respectively.—
Reuters,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Wildcats entered Friday fresh off their second-round win over UCF and came out of the gates strong.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For this test launch, though, the objectives that were not reached during the last attempt were on tap again.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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As Washington turns off the tap on its $65 billion of military aid, Ukraine will also now have to do without American intelligence that has helped it to anticipate Russian attacks and troop movements, and avoid nightly barrages from Russian drones on its cities and infrastructure.—
Artem Grudinin,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Germs are often found on surfaces touched regularly, including door knobs, sink faucets, and plastic toys.—
Jennifer Welsh,
Verywell Health,
11 Mar. 2025
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Residents are advised to take several steps, including removing aerators and screens from faucets, setting water-softening devices to bypass mode, and flushing both outside and indoor plumbing.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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 22 Mar. 2025.
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