sockets

plural of socket

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Noun
  • The brand also revealed a two-year strategic expansion plan that called for 500 store openings.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Dallas Wings Despite winning only 10 games last season, the Wings are considered one of the most attractive openings.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The first floor of the two-level facility includes a cafe that sells coffee drinks, smoothies, wraps and bowls.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • To serve, divide the rice into bowls and spoon the roasted vegetables over the top.
    Laura Mclively, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ciavatta said Pindorama has been offsetting its entire carbon footprint since 2007, compensating 100% of its emissions through the reforestation of river basins in partnership with the SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation.
    Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Once formed, these waves can travel across entire ocean basins, radiating outward from the point of disturbance and impacting coastlines far from the origin.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Now, designers like Hám Interiors are making clever use of compact spaces by fitting bedrooms with alcoves that are both practical and aesthetically pleasing.
    Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Inside the intimate cantina, a curved bar stands at the center of a domed space with alcoves around the edges.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Though expert hikers can make the round trip in a day, many take up to three, granting extra time to float in swimming holes, scope out waterfalls, and take in the hanging valleys and lush forests pouring into the sea.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The Jungfrau Region is situated in southwest Switzerland, in the Bernese Highlands, which is known for its glacial lakes, waterfalls, and stunning valleys.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Aubrey Hall Tree has plenty of hooks for jackets, backpacks, and pet leashes, while exposed storage compartments offer the perfect nooks for shoes, hats, and other everyday items.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Suction power, an extra large dust cup, a detachable handle for slurping up dust and debris in nooks and crannies have all earned it major points with the Amazon crowd.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Stainless-steel twin vanities are tucked into niches at opposite ends of the 20-foot-long space, while the water closet and double shower are obscured behind frosted glass and metal doors.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Thanks in large part to the internet and social media, this demographic has become loud, unignorable, and—for many booksellers and publishers in other literary niches—enviable.
    Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Use a toothbrush to get into grooves and corners.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Nearby, stacks of wooden wedges wait to be slotted into those grooves to form the beginnings of a hockey stick.
    Joseph Hostetler, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Sockets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sockets. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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