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Recent Examples of socket
Her undamaged eye pops out of its socket and is squished under an incoming car.
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Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Sound dampening: Sandwich foam, switch pad, sand-enhancement pad, switch socket foam, bottom sound-absorbing foam.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Most EVs and plug-in hybrids come with a Level 1 cord that plugs right into a regular wall socket.
—Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Even basic plans offer essential features, such as firewalls, secure socket layer (SSL) certificates, HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and two-factor authentication (2FA).
—PC Magazine, 10 May 2025
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Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Sound dampening: Sandwich foam, switch pad, sand-enhancement pad, switch socket foam, bottom sound-absorbing foam.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Most EVs and plug-in hybrids come with a Level 1 cord that plugs right into a regular wall socket.
—Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Even basic plans offer essential features, such as firewalls, secure socket layer (SSL) certificates, HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and two-factor authentication (2FA).
—PC Magazine, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socket
Noun
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Organizers said before the opening that a total of 85 vendors signed up this year and that somewhere between 60 and 70 would be at each of the weekly markets, which will run from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturdays through Oct. 4 at 65 S. Water St. in downtown Aurora.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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The Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games in the opening round, going 3-0 on the road and 1-1 at home.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Tiffin's roof stands a foot higher and spills over the cab with a small storage alcove to create extra interior space.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 June 2025
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The path leads to a mid-sized village of 38 rooms set inside a rock alcove.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2025
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Mound the salad over the kale (or divide between individual serving bowls).—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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An usher signaled to the couple to come down and soon escorted them back to the lower bowl.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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The group of four were scaling the Early Winters Spires, jagged peaks split by a cleft that is popular with climbers in the North Cascade Range, about 160 miles northeast of Seattle.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2025
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But today, the most important political cleft is not the fading distinction between right and left, but the rising conflict between liberal and illiberal, democratic and autocratic.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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One of the best ways to put some bucks back into your pocket is to shop at Woot, which is basically a special deals hub run by Amazon.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2025
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Every smartphone maker is racing to find a way to put AI in your pocket, but no one has cracked the code yet.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Activity stations: Set up independent areas, like a craft corner, reading nook or building area that children can access on their own.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Customers found multiple uses for the cabinet, including one person who repurposed it in their kitchen as a coffee nook.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Oil And Gas Production. 35% of New Mexico’s revenue comes from oil and gas fields in the Delaware basin, part of the Permian basin that stretches into West Texas.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The lake was formed most recently in 1905-07, when the Colorado flooded the region, filling the low-lying basin.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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The more recent the song, the more likely that the rerecording will sit in an uncanny valley, not quite different, but not quite the same.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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“Socket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socket. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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