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Recent Examples of wickets
The West Indies needed to pick up wickets in the middle overs but Asalanka and Liyanage provided stiff restistance, putting on 64 for the fifth wicket.
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
Their opponents, India, took one look at the dry, dusty pitch and loaded their side with three spinners, who took 19 wickets between them in a 10-wicket win.
—Matt Roller, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
ABC News, 3 June 2026
Their opponents, India, took one look at the dry, dusty pitch and loaded their side with three spinners, who took 19 wickets between them in a 10-wicket win.
—Matt Roller, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wickets
lattices
Noun
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The team demonstrated this by printing soft lattices and wavy filaments that deform in dramatically different ways under heat.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
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Inspired by the helter-skelter brickwork of Chiang Mai's crumbling temples, their façades feature masonry laid in intricate motifs and wooden lattices that create beautiful shadowy patterns when the sun hits.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Wickets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wickets. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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