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The late, great Shane Warne took 40 wickets, the South African-born, skunk-haired Kevin Pietersen announced himself with a thrilling array of shots, and Andrew Flintoff performed magic with both bat and ball to help England over the line.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami was another standout performer against the Aussies, bagging three wickets, while leg spinner Varun Chakravarthy was the player of the match in their group-stage win against the Kiwis for his five-wicket excellence.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
England opened this tournament with a loss to Australia by five wickets.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Ireland got off to an impressive start with a 137-run opening wicket partnership between Ross Adair and skipper Paul Stirling, who made 52.
—Mark Gleeson, Reuters, 29 Sep. 2024
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami was another standout performer against the Aussies, bagging three wickets, while leg spinner Varun Chakravarthy was the player of the match in their group-stage win against the Kiwis for his five-wicket excellence.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
England opened this tournament with a loss to Australia by five wickets.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Ireland got off to an impressive start with a 137-run opening wicket partnership between Ross Adair and skipper Paul Stirling, who made 52.
—Mark Gleeson, Reuters, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wicket
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Instead of destroying the molecules (which is what most people thought would happen), the beam caused the hydrogens to detach and the carbons to link up, thereby slowly building up a diamond lattice.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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For decades, physicists have attempted to do so by approximating the quantum field as a discrete lattice of points.—
Shalma Wegsman,
Quanta Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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An accompanying image shows the double doors tucked neatly into the walls, their dark wood and vintage fittings visible as if untouched for years.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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It’s got a 56-inch opening when the side-facing double doors are spread and a separate walk-in entrance at the front.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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Or maybe the professor failed to notice trapdoors in the locked boxes, and the student had an accomplice behind the scenes who was hastily solving problems and slipping the solutions into the right boxes before they got opened.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
9 July 2025
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Concluding Thought Since a personal guarantee is a pledge of all one's worldly non-exempt assets to back the underlying loan, a personal guarantee is basically a financial noose that one puts their head into and then waits to see if the trapdoor opens.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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According to Costa, a preliminary investigation found that the victim was delivering mail to the residence when a 5-year-old pit bull forced the storm door open and attacked him.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 June 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Along the way, Nix became a beacon of hope for Broncos fans who have seen a revolving door at the position since Peyton Manning retired.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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The rapidly turning revolving door over at Saturday Night Live just saw its biggest name yet walk through it.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Wicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wicket. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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