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Recent Examples of socket
Bogaerts fractured a bone in his left shoulder socket last May and missed 48 games.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
Rather than fit an artificial limb into a socket, the team has created a bionic knee that can be integrated with a patient's muscle and bone – enabling them to move much more easily than with previous prostheses.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 July 2025
The cart’s base must be outfitted with semicircular sockets, which hold the rollers in place.
—Kai James, JSTOR Daily, 3 July 2025
The set has nine sockets hitting the standard sizes from 5/16 inches to ¾ inches in deep and standard sockets (18 total), as well as 12 sockets from 8mm to 19mm in deep and standard sockets (24 total).
—Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
Rather than fit an artificial limb into a socket, the team has created a bionic knee that can be integrated with a patient's muscle and bone – enabling them to move much more easily than with previous prostheses.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 July 2025
The cart’s base must be outfitted with semicircular sockets, which hold the rollers in place.
—Kai James, JSTOR Daily, 3 July 2025
The set has nine sockets hitting the standard sizes from 5/16 inches to ¾ inches in deep and standard sockets (18 total), as well as 12 sockets from 8mm to 19mm in deep and standard sockets (24 total).
—Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socket
Noun
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As noted above, the Latin America bows were all No. 1s while the regional debut saw the 3rd highest opening day of the year.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
26 July 2025
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Trim trees; install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and/or impact glass; seal outside wall openings.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Tommasino told me that one of the guest rooms had been a pantry, with a small alcove that had a fireplace to make goat cheese.—
Aileen Weintraub,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2025
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Two upstairs en suite bedrooms include the primary suite, which features a tiled balcony offering up a picturesque view of the Griffith Observatory, dual walk-in closets, and a bath flaunting a marble soaking tub notched into a windowed and arched alcove.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Coming soon will be a kids' menu with smaller portions, and a new lunch option to create a bowl with a choice of one base and one protein for around $8.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
22 July 2025
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Herbs: Place the herbs in a bowl of cool water and swish them around to wash them.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
22 July 2025
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Doctors couldn't tell her how severe the cleft would be or any other complications that may be involved with Benji's diagnosis.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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Plowshare: an agricultural implement for turning soil, for gouging a cleft in the earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
Noun
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This midi frock features a round-neckline, short sleeves, and roomy pockets, and it’s designed with a drawstring waist for a personalized fit.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Donations of new school supplies are needed, including pencils, pens, crayons, scissors, notebooks, paper, glue sticks, pocket folders, erasers and hand sanitizer.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Elsewhere, a den connects to an all-white kitchen outfitted with marble countertops, an apron-front sink, a professional-grade range, and a breakfast nook, while an upstairs primary suite comes with Juliet balconies and a private bath.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
24 July 2025
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It could be mismatched pattern-on-pattern textiles in a cozy reading nook.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
23 July 2025
Noun
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SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the Draper Lunar Lander headed for the moon’s Schrödinger basin on the lunar far side.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 July 2025
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The sink basin is mounted over top the extended toilet, folding flush into the wall for toilet access.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 July 2025
Noun
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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,
29 July 2025
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Surrounded by the high-desert peaks and grassland valleys of the Rocky Mountains’ Front Range, the gathering is known for its laidback, easygoing environment.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
28 July 2025
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“Socket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socket. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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