wicket

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Recent Examples of wicket Among the bowlers, Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each. Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 In addition to its win over New Zealand, the nation beat Bangladesh and Pakistan by six wickets in group play and then defeated Australia in the semifinals by four wickets. William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025 After India beat Australia by four wickets in the semifinal, tickets to the showpiece sold out at the 25,000 capacity Emirates venue within 40 minutes. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 The winner will advance to the final to take on India, which defeated Australia by four wickets on Tuesday to take one of the two finalist spots. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wicket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wicket
Noun
  • Even with leaders' interest in lattices or rock-climbing metaphors, the research field remains stuck in vertical models.
    Tonushree Mondal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • The white balconies, with their lattice designs, were meant to let in the sun and keep out the rain.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Tall double doors open into an entry foyer, which flows to a spacious living room warmed by a wood-burning fireplace.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The wide front porch gives the illusion that the open-plan living and kitchen area extends past the exterior walls, through the (optional) all-glass double doors to the great outdoors.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Contingent barrier notes, meanwhile, act like a trapdoor.
    Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Elsewhere around the creaking trapdoor, teams have taken big chances on new forwards.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ralph rang the bell and when the door opened, Lester, who is white, fired a handgun at him through the glass of the storm door, per a probable cause statement obtained by PEOPLE.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The storm door is wide-open with a very active storm track forecast to impact Northern California.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The prior owner went all out on building a Medieval-style castle, with a moat, a drawbridge and a portcullis.
    Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Medieval amenities include a moat, two watchtowers and two gates, a drawbridge, an underground cave (complete with a Jacuzzi!), trap doors, and a genuine portcullis (a metal-and-wood gate typically seen in medieval fortresses).
    Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 20 Jan. 2022
Noun
  • Kelli is brash and benignly ostentatious with her cackling laugh and revolving door of unpredictable fashions (my jaw dropped at her look for Coyote Ugly), another indicator of a great parody Housewife.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Fans have been enjoying showcasing how the new trailers have unlocked new fears including those who removed their septum rings following the first trailer and those reacting to glass falling into ice, lawnmowers, trampolines, revolving doors and glass floors.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Wicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wicket. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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