as in sock
a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg
thick wool stockings designed to be worn with hiking boots
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Recent Examples of stocking
Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Common techniques to minimize blood clots with post-surgical patients like Carrington include a doctor prescribing a blood thinner or having the patient wear compression stockings, among other options.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Remove the stockings according to your healthcare provider's instructions.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 24 Aug. 2025
What most of us remember about Malvolio is his yellow stockings, but Dinklage’s performance reminds us that his character also best embodies the play’s title.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Put together a custom Elphaba look with a black dress, a witch hat and broom, and a pair of green stockings and other green accents such as eye makeup, a purse, jewelry, and hair accessories.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Common techniques to minimize blood clots with post-surgical patients like Carrington include a doctor prescribing a blood thinner or having the patient wear compression stockings, among other options.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Remove the stockings according to your healthcare provider's instructions.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 24 Aug. 2025
What most of us remember about Malvolio is his yellow stockings, but Dinklage’s performance reminds us that his character also best embodies the play’s title.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stocking
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He was last spotted wearing a light blue, black and gray Nike sweatshirt, a gray Nike T-shirt, black sweatpants, blue Sonic socks and tan sneakers.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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When Freud told me this story, she was seated in an angular black Lucite armchair and dressed in narrow black pants and a black sweater, along with a pair of shiny white platform sandals over socks.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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By embedding living bacteria into the world’s most common building material, the team has created a supercapacitor capable of storing electricity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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The integration of pg_vector extension enables storing and querying millions of vectors with millisecond response times, supporting real-time AI applications that process unstructured data alongside traditional business records.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the memoir, Sheen blames this same testosterone cream for feeding his state of mind going into that encounter.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, some were disappointed in Williams for seemingly feeding into thinness culture that she is known for pushing back against.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Once seen as a cloud laggard, Oracle is now positioning itself as a central player in supplying infrastructure for the AI boom, aided by Larry Ellison’s close ties with tech leaders like Elon Musk and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … SHEEN COMES CLEAN – Charlie Sheen reveals how his massive drug habit alarmed the drug cartel supplying him.—
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FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Making some art, eating some really good food, and then ending with a sunset at Blacks Beach.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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In December, a scientific committee concluded two years of intensive research on what Americans should be eating by saying that there was not enough research to recommend people drink any other type of milk than fat-free (skim) or low-fat (1% or 2%).—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bradshaw and her team bring a clear vision to new construction, renovations, and furnishing projects, and let their clients’ personal histories inspire the design to ensure that the finished project feels meaningful.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hill said that Boring Company is operating the vehicles, but was unsure of Tesla’s exact role in the testing apart from furnishing the vehicles and the self-driving software.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Just below that is a donation option, with amounts ranging from $25 to as much as $100,000.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Sep. 2025
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The judge has sentenced four other defendants in the case to prison terms ranging from five years to just under 12 years.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Orlando, Florida — Well before the sun rises in Orlando, joggers making their laps around Lake Underhill Park are joined by fishermen outfitting their kayaks on the edge of the boat ramp.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Forte dei Marmi, Italy, farmhouse Armani fully renovated the interior of his Italian farmhouse in the early ’80s, outfitting it with modern furniture that reflected his refined taste.—
Rachel Wallace,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Stocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stocking. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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