SOCKET Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

socket

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Definition of socket

as in opening

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Recent Examples of socket The ceiling would be owning the neutral layer the AI industry runs on, earning money on every token served no matter whose silicon wins the socket. — Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 These technologies include firewalls, secure socket layer (SSL) certificates, HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and two-factor authentication (2FA), among other things. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 16 Aug. 2026 Magnetic resonance imaging, meanwhile, found that the man’s rotator cuff—the group of muscles and tendons that holds the upper arm firmly in the socket—was also destroyed. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 Jordan said the ballot tabulators were using power from batteries built into the machine, rather than being plugged into a socket. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for socket

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Tarek Mueller, managing director at About You, the German online fashion retailer that Zalando acquired in July 2025, asked in his opening remarks.

— Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026
In opening statements, the prosecution said recovering the gun was not necessary to getting a conviction, but the defense said its absence showed the prosecution’s case was weak.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of opening

Noun

That dining area converts over into a single bed, filling out the three-person maximum sleeping capacity for this floor plan in conjunction with the transverse bed in the alcove.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026
Two piles of large rocks in the water partition the middle beach into its own alcove.

— Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of alcove

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That is the cleft between the subjective and the objective, the finite and the infinite, the profane and the sacred.

— Steven D. Reske, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Wootten was born cleft-affected and with other craniofacial differences and started undergoing surgeries to correct those differences at just four months old.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of cleft

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The line also includes accessories such as caps, beanies, belts, bags, socks and footwear along with workwear staples such as a belt with pockets, an apron and a belt-pocket piece.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
For serious gear collectors tired of pocket clutter and dark backpack voids, this clever mobile workstation is a genuinely smart, highly functional evolution.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of pocket

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For the October 5, 2026, issue, the artist and architect Victoria Tentler-Krylov celebrates the flower district, one of New York’s most magical, verdant nooks.

— Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The kitchen’s ample counter space will make NYT Cooking subscribers swoon, and the bedroom is large enough for both a king-size bed and a reading nook.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of nook

Noun

The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
Everything was briefly silent, and then the valley filled with the white noise of rolling tires.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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