tap water

noun

: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)

Examples of tap water in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mike DeWine, the governor of Ohio, drank tap water from a resident’s kitchen on TV. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024 Other highlights of Now Then include a large display of Ruscha’s infamous Stains catalog of 76 prints made from uncommon art materials — tap water, sperm, bacon grease — and Ruscha’s only two installations, both of which debuted at the American Pavilion for the Venice Biennale. Michael Slenske, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024 And nearly 70% of young children are getting exposed to lead from their home tap water, according to recent estimates published in JAMA Pediatrics. Pien Huang, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024 Research also has indicated the amoeba is common in tap water. CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024 The wrongful death lawsuit alleges that Asante began notifying patients or their families in December that a nurse had replaced fentanyl with tap water, causing bacterial infections. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024 Water providers are entering a new era with significant additional health standards that the EPA says will make tap water safer for millions of consumers — a Biden administration priority. Michael Phillis, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024 Rinse with running tap water and not standing water. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2024 The station reported in December that at least one patient at Asante had died after a nurse allegedly switched their pain medication with tap water. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tap water was in 1881

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“Tap water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20water. Accessed 1 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

tap water

noun
: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)
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