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cricket

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Definition of cricketnext
as in equity

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Recent Examples of cricket Especially when there does not appear to be too much wrong with England’s white-ball cricket, particularly the T20 team. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Per the website, Queen Victoria used to travel from Windsor Castle to Lambrook to watch her grandsons in plays and cricket matches. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026 India’s JioHotstar is already using the AWS multiview feature to present quad-view features for its coverage of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 In 2028, flag football, squash and cricket athletes will have their first chance to grab the rings’ spotlight. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cricket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cricket
  1. equity
  2. justice
  3. fairness
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  • Much like Merz, Stefan Persson, son of the H and M founder and himself over 70 years old, is attempting to create a turnaround for the veteran fast fashion giant by expanding his equity stake as company growth faces headwinds.
    — , CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The equity grant that was promised in a meeting and papered 18 months later.
    — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of equity
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  • The court's three liberal-leaning justices publicly dissented from the decision.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Director Janus Metz Pedersen elides the thornier aspects of Kaczynski’s life and career and instead focuses primarily on his years as a Harvard undergrad, intercutting it with the FBI manhunt that finally brought him to justice in 1996.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of justice
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  • Your responsibility is to treat him and yourself with fairness and with clarity.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Dearborn will continue to uphold the rights and dignity of every resident and remain a city where everyone is treated with fairness, respect, and equal protection under the law.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of fairness

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“Cricket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cricket. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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