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Recent Examples of socket
While the bamboo and bone tiles may be long gone, and the mahjong table is now inlaid with phone charging sockets rather than mother of pearl, the game’s magic remains the same.
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Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
The attack left the carrier with a broken nose and fractured left orbital socket, according to the complaint.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
There's a lot more, though: a bag of additional shoulder screws for mounting drives onto vibration-damping grommets, the grommets themselves, a #2 Phillips-to-hex adapter socket for standoffs, three replacement snaps for the top of the right side panel, and some cable ties.
—PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025
Unscrewing the pencil allows that bit to be inserted in a magnetic drive socket in the bottom.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2025
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Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
The attack left the carrier with a broken nose and fractured left orbital socket, according to the complaint.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
There's a lot more, though: a bag of additional shoulder screws for mounting drives onto vibration-damping grommets, the grommets themselves, a #2 Phillips-to-hex adapter socket for standoffs, three replacement snaps for the top of the right side panel, and some cable ties.
—PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025
Unscrewing the pencil allows that bit to be inserted in a magnetic drive socket in the bottom.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socket
Noun
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Heading into the weekend, Snow White is projected to drop 53% business in its second Friday to Sunday frame from its opening weekend, which equates to a take of roughly $20 million, Deadline reported.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, on the eve of opening day, Devers told WEEI's Rob Bradford that everything is fine.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Curtains of a Tartan by Strathmore Woollen Company add privacy to a room lined with alcove beds.—
Michael James Gardner,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2025
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The artsy atmosphere of the hotel attracts remote workers to the lobby’s many alcoves to work.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Just before serving, top the bowl with sliced fresh tomatoes.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2025
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Inspectors found 17 dead cockroaches on a pipe and behind a bowl storage shelf, both near the prep line.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 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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Many birth defects are treatable; orofacial clefts and some heart defects, for example, can be corrected with surgery.—
Almut Winterstein,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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Shough is a prototypical pocket passer with a big frame (6 foot 5, 219 pounds) who spent seven years at three schools due to a series of injuries at Texas Tech, his second stop.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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It’s also equipped with two wine glass holders, two cup holders and side pockets.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The kitchen sports two islands—one steel, one quartz—and a walnut breakfast nook for casual meals.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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Along with a cozy office nook, the easily repaintable Heinz-red living area has views of a Manhattan skyline and the Hudson River, while each spacious bedroom comes with expansive views and parquet floors.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2025
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After each round of full-body exfoliation, a giant basin of warm water was dumped over my body, like I was being baptized.—
Anna Haines,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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West Virginia sits atop the Marcellus Shale basin, which holds 141 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Romans established Londinium just north of the river’s marshy valley after invading Britain in 43 C.E. Colossal wooden quays stood on the ancient settlement’s riverbank.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Unlike much of California’s coastal range, which runs north to south, the Purisima Hills and Santa Rosa Hills form a channel that allows the full force of the Pacific Ocean’s marine layer and ocean breezes to traverse the valley corridors.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Socket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socket. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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