as in sock
a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg
thick wool stockings designed to be worn with hiking boots
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Recent Examples of stocking
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
In addition to the peanut butter pumpkins, the customers also mentioned the peanut butter ghosts, bats, footballs and winter shapes, like the snowmen, stockings and bells.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Burlington is hiring seasonal cashiers, sales and stocking associates at several San Diego stores.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Some of the largest threats include climate change and fish introductions -- both by invasive species or game fish stocking, scientists say.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
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Verb
In contrast to Sweeney's bare-legged styling, the singer slipped into black fishnet stockings and black platform pumps for the photo shoot.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
In addition to the peanut butter pumpkins, the customers also mentioned the peanut butter ghosts, bats, footballs and winter shapes, like the snowmen, stockings and bells.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Burlington is hiring seasonal cashiers, sales and stocking associates at several San Diego stores.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Some of the largest threats include climate change and fish introductions -- both by invasive species or game fish stocking, scientists say.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stocking
Noun
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United did not have enough socks and shorts, so asked to borrow some.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Charmking Compression Socks Swollen legs and feet are an all-too-common side effect of flying, which is why flight attendants use compression socks to keep blood flowing and discomfort at bay.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Sébastien Philippe of the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a nuclear security specialist who has studied past harms and potential risks of building, testing and storing nuclear weapons.—
Elizabeth Blair,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
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This spacious one works in an entryway, or for storing bedtime reads above your little one’s nightstand.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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In their passing, Everton were ponderous and overly reliant on Grealish, feeding him the ball when better options were available.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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As soil temperatures warm up in spring, the grubs move up towards the soil surface to start feeding on the root zone of plants.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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And while OpenAI is not yet profitable, chipmakers like Nvidia and TSMC supplying the AI boom are awash in earnings amid high demand.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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The United States has so far not announced any decision on supplying Tomahawks to Ukraine.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Premier League is eating itself slightly as a breeding ground for English talent.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Cohen and other researchers have identified many subtle fixes that improve kids’ eating habits.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kerby Cetoute, 70 Boylston Street, Malden, furnishing false ID to law enforcement.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Each of the single-floor residences spans almost 22,000 square feet with a private elevator entry, a rooftop swimming pool, and an array of posh fittings and furnishing from grand chandeliers to veined marbles.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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It is built to handle deliveries ranging from medical kits to drones.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Oct. 2025
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The actress revealed that the school’s syllabus includes several non-fiction books, ranging from politics in Russia to those penned by early English authors.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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And the company is outfitting these facilities with high-tech equipment such as autonomous forklifts, to the tune of $200 million.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Oct. 2025
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That included outfitting the old building with all the materials needed to run a school, as well as writing curriculum.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Stocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stocking. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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