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spigot

noun

ˈspi-gət

Definition of spigot

as in valve

a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid the plumber has installed a new spigot over the kitchen sink

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Recent Examples of spigot These cash spigots have become a key instrument of power for Infantino. — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026 There is no fresh food, either, or access to adequate medicine, or clean water; the water that runs from the spigot and into the girl’s waiting bucket is cloudy and contaminated. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 The price equation If OPEC turns the spigots to max, a complex operation with no guarantee of success, all that oil may have nowhere to go. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 But if the spigot gets turned off, the whole dynamic will change. — Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for spigot

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valve

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During that incident, hackers gained access to a digital system which remotely controls one of the dam’s valves and opened it to increase the water flow.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
Robots had 30 minutes to identify hazardous substances, locate and shut off three open valves of different types, spot a fire, and then find a fire extinguisher to put it out.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026

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