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Recent Examples of socket
There’s so much extravagant and extreme imagery here that your eyeballs will want to explode — or get ripped out of their sockets and turned into ornate jewelry, which is sort of what happens at some point in the movie.
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
Weak adductors can also contribute to hip instability, which could lead to hip impingements and ultimately labral tears within the hip socket, Pieroni says.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025
Lewis abandoned the idea to put clear orbs in the sockets early on, but debate about the eyes continued after Lithgow complained that the doll’s line of sight didn’t have a focus.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
The adapter has four different plug types that can plug into sockets in over 200 countries and regions.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
Weak adductors can also contribute to hip instability, which could lead to hip impingements and ultimately labral tears within the hip socket, Pieroni says.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025
Lewis abandoned the idea to put clear orbs in the sockets early on, but debate about the eyes continued after Lithgow complained that the doll’s line of sight didn’t have a focus.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
The adapter has four different plug types that can plug into sockets in over 200 countries and regions.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socket
Noun
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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
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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
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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Milton threw for 241 yards and a score while rushing for 16 yards and a touchdown in a showing that highlighted his big arm potential and pocket mobility.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The back of the bag is fitted with a roomy pocket — the perfect spot to store my passport without worrying about being pickpocketed.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Other highlights include a dining room and a windowed eat-in kitchen sporting a multi-hued glass tile backsplash, a Wolf range, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Miele dishwasher, and a nearby nook holding another fridge and washer and dryer.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2025
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Bunk Room Ideas Everyone Will Love Three more interior designers share their tips to make bed nooks feel bespoke with clever customizations.—
Laura Fenton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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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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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 16 Apr. 2025.
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