spigot
noun
a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask.
spigots
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pluralof spigot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Since 2020, when Washington turned on the spigots to counter effects of the pandemic, government-benefits fraud cases have increased 242%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
“They can turn these spigots on or off whenever they need to,” Sansoterra said of Big Tech’s capital expenditures.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
The content spigots were, in large part, turned off.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
“The spigots opened and the VC guys were just handing out money with almost no due diligence, because money sitting uninvested is ‘bad’ so you have to get it out the door.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Timidly Betsie and I stepped out of line and walked to the door of the big, dank-smelling room with its row on row of overhead spigots.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
