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Recent Examples of socket
Inflammation on each side of the socket met in the middle and began to shut it.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The problem is that my iPhone 14 Pro Max is long, and the grip prevents the adapters from fitting into the socket of my iPhone.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
One early model plugged directly into a wall socket, so the user risked electric shock.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
AirFly Pro 2 connects to the plane’s headphone socket, but then broadcasts the audio to your earbuds via Bluetooth.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The problem is that my iPhone 14 Pro Max is long, and the grip prevents the adapters from fitting into the socket of my iPhone.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
One early model plugged directly into a wall socket, so the user risked electric shock.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
AirFly Pro 2 connects to the plane’s headphone socket, but then broadcasts the audio to your earbuds via Bluetooth.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for socket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socket
Noun
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Kim, 70, runs the cafe with the same routine every day, opening early and closing by noon.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The first signs of trouble came in the opening minutes of the game.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Upon entry, clients are ushered through a tunnel of golden arches that lead to the main hall, where skin diagnostics are made in three separate alcoves.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
23 Dec. 2025
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Officials aren’t sharing information about the specifics of the site where the remains were stolen, other than to add that the burial ground was likely a sheltered site, such as an alcove or cave.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The all-day cafe offers loaded toasts, smoothie bowls and an espresso bar.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Simply choose the right size for your meal, place the glass bowl in the air fryer, and start cooking with the push of a button.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Apparently growing out of the cleft between her breasts was a large mauve orchid.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Doctors couldn't tell her how severe the cleft would be or any other complications that may be involved with Benji's diagnosis.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Motorola framed the device as one that transitions smoothly between pocket-sized convenience and big-screen capability.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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The wide-leg pants have two side pockets large enough to fit a phone, wallet, keys, or other essentials.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Try it in a breakfast nook, living room, or bedroom for a fresh morning feeling, all of the time.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pull up a chair in a comfortable nook and check out the menu, which has a selection of great coffees but where tea is a highlight.—
Arundhati Hazra,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Climate crisis supercharging typhoons The western Pacific is the most active tropical basin on Earth but global ocean temperatures have been at record levels for each of the last eight years.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Officials say negotiations and dealmaking can’t save the basin, or Arizona, from that reality.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Cumberland Gap Where Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia meet, Cumberland Gap sits in a valley that looks up at the famous gap in the Cumberland Mountain range from which the town gets its name.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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Narrow, winding streets and passageways lead up to the centuries-old Eglise Saint-Sauveur for sweeping views of the rugged valley.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Socket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socket. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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