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
For some patients who cannot move or have more limited mobility, external devices or compression stockings can help prevent clots as well.
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Paul Sisson, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
For some patients who cannot move or have more limited mobility, external devices or compression stockings can help prevent clots as well.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Instead of pairing the look with pants, Lopez opted for sheer black floral-print stockings and pointed black heels.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Her handiwork is tucked into jacket linings, stitched onto knits and splashed across sheer Step Up stockings.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
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
Paul Sisson, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
For some patients who cannot move or have more limited mobility, external devices or compression stockings can help prevent clots as well.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Instead of pairing the look with pants, Lopez opted for sheer black floral-print stockings and pointed black heels.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Her handiwork is tucked into jacket linings, stitched onto knits and splashed across sheer Step Up stockings.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockings
socks
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In 1924, Calvin Coolidge’s namesake son blistered his right foot while playing tennis without socks and died of blood poisoning at 16, according to the historical association.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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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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“Stockings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockings. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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