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Recent Examples of socket
Otherwise, charging is as simple as getting the bike within a cable's length of a socket or laptop.
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ArsTechnica, 6 May 2025
The outage took out lighting and power sockets, and caused subway systems to suddenly fail.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Lutz's shore power hookup and wiring package with two indoor 230-V electrical sockets costs €740, and Lutz drops the cherry on top with an €860 storage and ambiance package.
—New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
The speaker connections on the new amp use standard stereo banana plug sockets for a reliable physical connection between the amplifier and the loudspeaker binding posts without creating any signal loss or sound dropouts.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 6 May 2025
The outage took out lighting and power sockets, and caused subway systems to suddenly fail.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Lutz's shore power hookup and wiring package with two indoor 230-V electrical sockets costs €740, and Lutz drops the cherry on top with an €860 storage and ambiance package.
—New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
The speaker connections on the new amp use standard stereo banana plug sockets for a reliable physical connection between the amplifier and the loudspeaker binding posts without creating any signal loss or sound dropouts.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socket
Noun
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The park officially opens on May 22, however only annual passholders, Military Freedom Passholders and guests who purchase qualifying Universal Orlando vacation packages are eligible to visit during its initial opening window.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The Panthers dominated the Leafs in the opening period, keeping Toronto bottled up in its own zone for long stretches.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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There, the sleeping area is accompanied by a small sitting area near a fireplace, plus an alcove for snuggling up with a good book, and even a private deck for enjoying the surrounding greenery.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
9 May 2025
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Hickman Bridge Zion Located in the Kolob Canyons section of Zion, Taylor Creek Trail (5 miles round-trip) ends at an awe-inducing rock alcove with two arches.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
2 May 2025
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But the real draw is the close-ups on slices of pork bubbling and sizzling on hot grills, plus the dramatic pans over bowls of banchan.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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But today, the most important political cleft is not the fading distinction between right and left, but the rising conflict between liberal and illiberal, democratic and autocratic.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many birth defects are treatable; orofacial clefts and some heart defects, for example, can be corrected with surgery.—
Almut Winterstein,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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The term is reserved for a specific type of dress shirt fabric that's traditionally from Scotland and currently used to refer to shirts that are a bit thicker, coarser, and sport a breast pocket.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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By all accounts, to interact with $TRUMP is to funnel money directly into the president’s pockets, but the campaign-finance laws that caused the Winklevosses’ exorbitant donations to be refunded don’t apply here.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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Among the main-level highlights are a trio of seating areas, along with two offices, a formal dining room, and a gourmet kitchen boasting top-notch stainless appliances, a spacious eat-in island, a breakfast nook, and a secondary prep kitchen.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
12 May 2025
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Each level is also absolutely crawling with secret collectibles hidden in various nooks and crannies, which often tease you with a glimpse through a hole in some impassable wall or rock formation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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Beside him stood two children, also cast in bronze, holding water basins that served as fountains — a nod to his charitable nature.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2025
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Used in the American heartland as well as in the Amazon basin where there’s been rapid deforestation for farming, the nitrogen-rich fertilizers are likely making their way into the Mississippi and Amazon Rivers as runoff, which then carries it into the Atlantic.—
Stephanie Elam,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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Cades Cove Feel enveloped in mountain majesty by visiting this scenic valley in Townsend, Tennessee that’s fully surrounded by the mountain range.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 May 2025
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“Socket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socket. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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