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
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Cocktail dresses and cozy twinsets have been swapped out for work-appropriate blazers and cardigans layered over shirts, though Rowe retained some of Jones’s flirty personality by dressing her in pieces such as a mini skirt, made more demure styled with stockings.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Noonan’s killer is unnervingly tall, with a stocking mask over the top half of his head, strands of gray-blond hair poking out the back.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Cocktail dresses and cozy twinsets have been swapped out for work-appropriate blazers and cardigans layered over shirts, though Rowe retained some of Jones’s flirty personality by dressing her in pieces such as a mini skirt, made more demure styled with stockings.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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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The miniature version of Kelly is wearing the 2025 England Lionesses kit (designed by Nike, the home shirt features a red and blue ombre stripe across the chest and is paired with blue shorts with red and white stripes on the side, knee high socks and soccer shoes).—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Gaines finished Martin's sexy coquette look with gray knee-socks by Capezio and vintage black-and-white wedges by Nicholas Kirkwood.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This bag also makes an excellent travel companion with a handy zipper pocket in the front flap for storing passports and important papers.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Follow these guidelines for storing butter properly.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Such buying and selling is analogous to feeding more or less gas to a car.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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Bees love feeding on its nectar and pollen-filled center (gold finches will show up for the seeds in fall).—
Michelle Darrisaw,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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Or, as one couple has proved for more than 20 years, supplying a home’s year-round household needs, with enough to spare for a 12,000-gallon backyard swimming pool.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The analyst mentioned that ET has started supplying the first of three data centers for Oracle (ORCL).—
Tipranks.com Staff,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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The eighth grader stopped eating after finding a worm in her food, family members said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Such a partial bypass of the hydropower turbines delivers water cold enough to keep non-native bass from breeding and then eating threatened humpback chubs.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Scott Marino, 54, of Stoneham, is charged with two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and battery and one count of furnishing alcohol to a person under the age of 21.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Grosjean, who is a former teacher, would help the children of the families learn English and would oversee furnishing the restrooms of the houses provided to the refugee families.—
Anna Heqimi,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2026
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These factors have turned the Ellisons into Murdoch-like pariahs among many Democrats, and have brought together a somewhat ideologically diverse antitrust coalition, ranging from the more centrist wing of the Democratic Party to the progressive left.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Lanterns are a smart pick for spaces that lack electrical wiring, and the minimalist geometric shape effortlessly fits with decor styles ranging from modern to coastal.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2026
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Goldfields doesn't shy away from electrical power, outfitting the Escape Pod with a full hardware suite stored in the rear right-side cabinet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2026
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For the last three years leading up to this month’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Chock has held dual roles as an athlete and entrepreneur, at once trying to beat her competition while also outfitting many of them.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Stocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stocking. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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