as in socks
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 stockings
Men wore tri-corner hats, white stockings, and long coats.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Instead of looking at fashion through the lens of art, the dresses, jeans, body stockings, bustiers and other garments are more prominently positioned.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
All three women labored in Girard’s household to mend his stockings, run his household’s daily activities and maintain his home.
—Emily J. Whitted, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
Blindfolded again with my bloody stockings, and with my wrists and ankles bound, I was dragged out and deposited in the trunk of a vehicle.
—Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
The New York Times reported that among those gifts were 80 pairs of stockings, then in short supply.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Madonna appeared alongside Carpenter wearing a corset, camisole, gloves, stockings and boots, all in purple.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
In 2024, archivists opened parcels from the Anne-Marie cargo ship, which was seized by the British Navy during the Second Battle of Copenhagen, finding a sweater, stockings, silver coins and other items from the ship.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
The formula works on bare skin or through stockings or tights.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Instead of looking at fashion through the lens of art, the dresses, jeans, body stockings, bustiers and other garments are more prominently positioned.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
All three women labored in Girard’s household to mend his stockings, run his household’s daily activities and maintain his home.
—Emily J. Whitted, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
Blindfolded again with my bloody stockings, and with my wrists and ankles bound, I was dragged out and deposited in the trunk of a vehicle.
—Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
The New York Times reported that among those gifts were 80 pairs of stockings, then in short supply.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Madonna appeared alongside Carpenter wearing a corset, camisole, gloves, stockings and boots, all in purple.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
In 2024, archivists opened parcels from the Anne-Marie cargo ship, which was seized by the British Navy during the Second Battle of Copenhagen, finding a sweater, stockings, silver coins and other items from the ship.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
The formula works on bare skin or through stockings or tights.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockings
socks
Noun
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Other items included a sneaker, a flip-flop, glass, six socks and a battery pack.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Flight attendants and frequent flyers alike swear by compression socks, and these are a fan favorite.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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“Stockings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockings. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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