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Recent Examples of socket
In practice, that means the socket is connected to a computer device of some sort, not just a power outlet with a USB frontage.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The 50-foot strand includes 15 sockets and 16 shatterproof, weatherproof Edison-style bulbs that emit a warm, inviting glow.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
Maxwell’s final piece of equipment was a wide, leather, rod belt with a socket for the rod butt.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Bogaerts fractured a bone in his left shoulder socket last May and missed 48 games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The 50-foot strand includes 15 sockets and 16 shatterproof, weatherproof Edison-style bulbs that emit a warm, inviting glow.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
Maxwell’s final piece of equipment was a wide, leather, rod belt with a socket for the rod butt.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Bogaerts fractured a bone in his left shoulder socket last May and missed 48 games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socket
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Yet, relative underinvestment in open-source AI and critical infrastructure, driven by fear and by a search for short-term profits, has created an opening for others to set standards, shape ecosystems and define the direction of future technologies.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Milwaukee Public Schools has job openings year-round for a range of skillsets.—
Chesnie Wardell,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Curved corridors above the lobby wrap around the tower’s hub, leading to guest rooms tucked into vaulted alcoves.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Check alcoves or stairways for opportunities to leave the crowd.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Transfer brown butter to a medium-size heatproof bowl, and let cool slightly, about 2 minutes.—
Craig Melvin,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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Look for a processor that comes with different bowl sizes, attachments and blades.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 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
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Plowshare: an agricultural implement for turning soil, for gouging a cleft in the earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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During that game, the Sun Devils’ defense also did its share, chasing Texas QB Quinn Ewers out of the pocket throughout the game and forcing Longhorns’ kicker Bert Auburn to miss two of three field goals.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Step off Arsenal and Martin Odegaard can find pockets of space to punish you, but squeeze the pitch and Gyokeres’ runs can be the catalyst for chaos.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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The episode takes a Dale-heavy turn when the book nook ends up introducing something else to Arlen: bed bugs.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Shortly after the ribbon-cutting, all the nooks were occupied.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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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,
4 Aug. 2025
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Mexico City — The governments of Mexico and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to fund and expedite several wastewater treatment projects in the Tijuana River basin.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Getting permission on a field here will be really tough (maybe impossible), however Haugen says that there are good opportunities for freelance hunting in rivers and sloughs throughout the valley, where ducks roost and loaf.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Taurus-Littrow valley is littered with massive boulders scattered across steep slopes.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Socket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socket. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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