as in gate
a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid a hot water valve

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Recent Examples of valve Zillow projects Riverside, which often operates as a release valve for San Diego's affordability crisis with residents trading long commutes for cheaper homes, as the 22nd hottest market. Andrew Keatts, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025 In a valved pulse jet engine, mechanical valves control the air intake. Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 As anyone who has read Little Women knows, untreated streptococcal infections can lead to damage to heart valves, and heart failure. Dr. Hannah Wunsch, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025 An expansion valve controls the pressure and temperature of refrigerant in the coils. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for valve 
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Noun
  • Domed, neoclassical landmarks—the Lake County courthouse and City Hall—went up on either side of Broadway, forming a sort of city gate.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Hughes opened the gate, showing the shooter where the driveway was.
    Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • California firefighters Rains continue to wet down the state, with more on tap, as a bipartisan group of senators in Sacramento introduces legislation to do away with seasonal staffing and keep CalFire fire stations fully staffed year round.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
  • On tap tonight: Super Bowl Opening Night. 💸 Mayor LaToya Cantrell crawfished on the city's deal to give New Orleans public schools $20 million.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Gravity draws the water down into faucets, pools and hydrants below, and then the tanks are refilled with water pumped up from the city’s pipelines.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Use a non-scratch sponge or soft brush to scrub the sink, faucet, handles, and any metal fixtures.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • Close-ups of hand jobs, spread asses, and hard cocks are difficult, however, to overlook.
    Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
  • In the rank and file of men showering the cocks and balls took on the air almost of an independent species, exhibited in instructive contrasts.
    Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024

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“Valve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valve. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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