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The pitch, the strip in the center of the playing surface where the bowler faces the batter, can also be called the wicket, and a batter who is put out can be referred to as taking a wicket.
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
Death rattle – The sound of the ball missing the bat and breaking the wicket.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
The last time the Chevrons came to play the long format in the United Kingdom, Jimmy Anderson took five wickets on debut as a callow 20-year-old with peroxide streaks.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The Johnnies, notoriously secretive about their uniforms, made their entrance costumed as the tournament's grass croquet courts, complete with mini wickets, mallets, balls and clips.
—Tyrone Turner, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
Death rattle – The sound of the ball missing the bat and breaking the wicket.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
The last time the Chevrons came to play the long format in the United Kingdom, Jimmy Anderson took five wickets on debut as a callow 20-year-old with peroxide streaks.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The Johnnies, notoriously secretive about their uniforms, made their entrance costumed as the tournament's grass croquet courts, complete with mini wickets, mallets, balls and clips.
—Tyrone Turner, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wicket
Noun
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The setup at the 18th-century venue featured yachting décor with pink and green lattice, banquettes, and mahogany bars with light bites and cocktails.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Start with a repeating arrangement of points in space, called a lattice.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
7 July 2025
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The woman watches the late-shift employees trickle out through the double doors, past the window painted with sprawling tempera foliage.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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In addition to crown molding, the dining room has a chair rail and enjoys immediate access to the kitchen through solid double doors.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
6 Apr. 2025
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Lifting culture, too, has its trapdoors back into disordered thinking.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2025
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Scientists dug around the trapdoor to catch the bristly animal — and discovered a new species.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
Noun
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According to Costa, a preliminary investigation found that the victim was delivering mail to the residence when a 5-year-old pit bull forced the storm door open and attacked him.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 June 2025
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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
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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
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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
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At the same time, the revolving door between activist nonprofits and government agencies is raising serious ethical and legal questions.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Between the revolving door of coaches and the roster upheaval this season, the Rangers have been anything but stable.—
Arthur Staple,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Wicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wicket. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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