crickets

Definition of cricketsnext
plural of cricket

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justices
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  • Virginia’s supreme court Friday gave the green light to a planned referendum on a Democratic redistricting map that aims to flip four Republican congressional seats, although the justices are still hearing arguments about whether the plan would be legal.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Second, the justices asked questions about the prosecution’s focus on Murdaugh’s financial crimes in what was ostensibly a murder trial.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Crickets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crickets. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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