crickets

Definition of cricketsnext
plural of cricket

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justices
Noun
  • Roundup weed killer Bayer, which owns the maker of Roundup weed killer, is urging the justices to shield the company from tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming the product causes cancer.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Oral arguments at the Supreme Court continue on Tuesday, when all nine justices will be on the bench to hear arguments in a pair of cases challenging the legality of state laws that limit women’s sports to biological females.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Crickets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crickets. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.

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