SOCKET Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

socket

noun

Definition of socket

as in opening

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Recent Examples of socket Laura shook out her new arms, from the socket to the fingertip. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 Still, the option rarely comes up during a typical extraction consultation, which tends to focus on sedation, healing time and dry socket risk rather than what happens to the tissue itself. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 More memory, denser racks, faster deployment The new server promises 50 percent more memory per socket and more GPU memory compared to the previous generation. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026 In September, doctors surgically repaired her hip socket and a torn labrum, but told her recovery would likely take a year. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for socket

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Noun

The ride has been in the soft opening phase since last July and replaced the Animal Actors show.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
Premier League clubs should have the depth to temporarily be without some of their key figures, but the opening weeks may produce a league table that bears little resemblance to the one that stands in May.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of opening

Noun

Reaching the beach requires descending a narrow ladder through a cleft in the rock, making the arrival nearly as memorable as the snorkeling itself.

— Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
From his flat top, cleft chin, starched collar, and tight shirt to the crease in his trousers tucked into black boots.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of cleft

Noun

Unlike the Atlantic hurricane basin, the Pacific hurricane basin can be more active during an El Niño, which continues to strengthen.

— Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Rahman, the independent researcher, said flood planning should follow the natural contours of river basins rather than state and international borders.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of basin

Noun

In France, temperatures Thursday approached 41 C (106 F) in several areas, from Aquitaine in the southwest to the Rhone River valley in the east, according to the national weather service.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Itamar Weil, an Israeli human rights activist from the group Bnei Avraham, said the army had threatened to use tear gas against the activists and forced them to leave, even as settlers remained in the valley below Qusra.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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