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Recent Examples of socket
Even basic plans offer essential features, such as firewalls, secure socket layer (SSL) certificates, HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and two-factor authentication (2FA).
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PC Magazine, 10 May 2025
Each seat comes with power sockets and USB charging ports, and while the airline doesn’t offer traditional in-flight entertainment screens, a pop-up arm provides a stable perch for a tablet (more on that below).
—Scott Campbell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
These earbuds also come with a case capable of wireless charging as well as a USB-C charging socket (some earlier AirPods used Lightning), which may mean one fewer cable in your travel bag.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Otherwise, charging is as simple as getting the bike within a cable's length of a socket or laptop.
—ArsTechnica, 6 May 2025
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PC Magazine, 10 May 2025
Each seat comes with power sockets and USB charging ports, and while the airline doesn’t offer traditional in-flight entertainment screens, a pop-up arm provides a stable perch for a tablet (more on that below).
—Scott Campbell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
These earbuds also come with a case capable of wireless charging as well as a USB-C charging socket (some earlier AirPods used Lightning), which may mean one fewer cable in your travel bag.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Otherwise, charging is as simple as getting the bike within a cable's length of a socket or laptop.
—ArsTechnica, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socket
Noun
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His first foul came at the 3:08 mark of the opening quarter, bumping Obi Toppin out of bounds on a drive.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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But Mbappe chose to distance himself from that debate and his opening season was different to Ronaldo’s.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Past that is the kitchen (in the alcove on the left) and the dining area (right, up the steps) where Snitow sat with feminist friends around a long table.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
22 May 2025
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My favorite, Taylor Creek, weaves through a narrow box canyon and crisscrosses its namesake creek before reaching the eye-popping turnaround point: a double-arch alcove.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Mound the salad over the kale (or divide between individual serving bowls).—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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An usher signaled to the couple to come down and soon escorted them back to the lower bowl.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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The group of four were scaling the Early Winters Spires, jagged peaks split by a cleft that is popular with climbers in the North Cascade Range, about 160 miles northeast of Seattle.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2025
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But today, the most important political cleft is not the fading distinction between right and left, but the rising conflict between liberal and illiberal, democratic and autocratic.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One of the best ways to put some bucks back into your pocket is to shop at Woot, which is basically a special deals hub run by Amazon.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2025
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Prior to the tour’s launch, Smallwood took to Iron Maiden’s website to request that fans put their phones back into their pockets and witness the show as it’s supposed to be seen.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
Noun
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During the day, the property has a plethora of nooks in which to escape, from quiet decks tucked under trees or on the water, plus a wild beach, a yoga deck, and an outdoor gym.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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But honestly, nothing beats reading aloud to my kids in our little reading nook at home.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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But in the lower basin, the groundwater lies deeper and is largely disconnected from the river.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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The juxtaposition of 2025 to 2000 belies the occasional peaks and longer stretches in the valley that the franchise has experienced in that time.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Socket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socket. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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