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
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Klum paired her thigh-highs with delicate fishnet stockings that completed the look.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Leotards, animal ears and face paint have replaced sexy costumes, high heels and fishnet stockings.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Klum paired her thigh-highs with delicate fishnet stockings that completed the look.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
Instead of stocking one vaccine, pediatricians would have to stock three different ones and then track the separate shots for each of their patients.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stocking
Noun
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Keep scrolling to see more waterproof styles at Amazon, including a pair of cozy Ugg boots with removable wool socks.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Having an extra pair of dry socks can be a serious game-changer, too.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Avoid saving multiple cards on mobile wallets While convenient, storing several cards in one app can increase your exposure if your phone is compromised.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Seasonal Decorations Both Primack and Peak do not recommend storing your seasonal decorations in your bedroom closet.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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How Often To Clean Your Dishwasher Food gradually accumulates and collects in spots like the drain, spray arms, and baskets, feeding mold and bacteria and reducing the flow of water.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Its electronic surveillance suite can intercept and classify enemy signals passively, feeding data into NATO’s broader intelligence networks.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Companies used the standpipe to bring water to the Rio Verde Foothills housing development after Scottsdale stopped supplying that community with water for several months in 2023.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Reservoirs supplying Tehran and other urban centers have dropped to critically low levels, while agricultural production in the nation’s most fertile regions is collapsing, threatening food security and rural livelihoods.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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While about 10% of adults worldwide report bloating, fatigue or gut pain after eating foods containing gluten, only 16% to 30% of those cases show true gluten-specific reactions, the paper found.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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While that helps some of us love and others loathe tastes like super-dark chocolate or black coffee, the evolutionary purpose of these receptors is to keep us from eating things that could harm or kill us.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Nov. 2025
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The online home furnishing company is firing on all cylinders, the firm wrote after the company’s quarterly report.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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The collections, which encompass furnishing fabrics, wall coverings and trimmings, mark his second collaboration with the global lifestyle brand headquartered in Thailand.—
Bambina Wise,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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At Silent Swarm 2025, Northrop Grumman integrated TEEMS onto compact platforms—ranging from tiny robots to unmanned surface vessels and drones.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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The lodge has an indoor water park, an on-site restaurant (The Little Gem), and a variety of accommodation styles, ranging from classic rooms to family cabins and seasonal rustic cabins.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Even Kananaskis Village—the region’s hub with a hotel, restaurants, a spa, a general store, and an outfitting company—is in a serene valley surrounded by trails.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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Costume designer Lindsay Pugh has done incredible work outfitting the film’s central female roles.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Stocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stocking. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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