wicket

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Recent Examples of wicket Mohammed Shami has been left out of the Indian squad since picking 24 wickets in seven innings at the 2023 ODI World Cup. Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 The swarm of celebration around the Sydney Thunder opener after Khawaja's wicket was also trampling over the Spirit Of Cricket guidelines. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 When the left-hander came to the wicket for the title of ICC world champion, Australia were 76 for 3. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 Right Now By Jordan Thomas Forbes Staff Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel outshone the India spinners with 28 wickets between them. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for wicket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wicket
Noun
  • Wrapped in lattice, the freestanding minaret features mechanized speakers that ascend to issue calls to prayer.
    Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2025
  • John Bardeen, Leon Cooper, and John Robert Schrieffer figured out that at low temperatures, a material’s jittery atomic lattice quiets down, so more delicate effects come through.
    Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Fans desperate to see the game – and other big names, including Mike Tyson and LL Cool J – attempted to break through double doors that opened inward as opposed to swinging outward, and a massive crowd swell rushed toward the entrance.
    Tracy Wright, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The double doors have a rattan insert that serves as a decorative detail while also concealing the objects inside.
    Rachel Trujillo, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Despite knowing of the dangers, Mendez, a native of the Dominican Republic, and her conspirators stored fentanyl and press machines beneath trapdoors under play mats and cribs, according to court records.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Surprisingly, Martin is not the first artist to fall through a trapdoor in recent weeks.
    Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Ralph rang the bell and when the door opened, Lester, who is white, fired a handgun at him through the glass of the storm door, per a probable cause statement obtained by PEOPLE.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The storm door is wide-open with a very active storm track forecast to impact Northern California.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The prior owner went all out on building a Medieval-style castle, with a moat, a drawbridge and a portcullis.
    Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Medieval amenities include a moat, two watchtowers and two gates, a drawbridge, an underground cave (complete with a Jacuzzi!), trap doors, and a genuine portcullis (a metal-and-wood gate typically seen in medieval fortresses).
    Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 20 Jan. 2022
Noun
  • The Raiders’ revolving door of a front office during this span also didn’t have a quarterback plan fully in place.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Washington has not solved the problem of the revolving doors between Big Pharma and government regulators.
    David Marks, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024

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“Wicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wicket. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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