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Right Now By Jordan Thomas Forbes Staff Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel outshone the India spinners with 28 wickets between them.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
But the underdogs completely dominated Australia to win by eight wickets and power into the final against either New Zealand or West Indies.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
His 37 and three wickets were noted but ultimately not match-winning statistics.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Such a scenario seemed unlikely for most of the match as India set a relatively low score of 119 all out and Pakistan began its run chase with composure, but key wickets lost at crucial times consigned it to a damaging defeat.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 9 June 2024
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
But the underdogs completely dominated Australia to win by eight wickets and power into the final against either New Zealand or West Indies.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
His 37 and three wickets were noted but ultimately not match-winning statistics.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Such a scenario seemed unlikely for most of the match as India set a relatively low score of 119 all out and Pakistan began its run chase with composure, but key wickets lost at crucial times consigned it to a damaging defeat.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 9 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wicket
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The answer was to stretch the silicon crystal lattice somewhat, allowing charge to speed through faster.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Jan. 2025
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However, in reality, these atoms can randomly swap places within the crystal lattice, meaning some sites that were supposed to have copper atoms might have zinc atoms, and vice versa.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Fans desperate to see the game – and other big names, including Mike Tyson and LL Cool J – attempted to break through double doors that opened inward as opposed to swinging outward, and a massive crowd swell rushed toward the entrance.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The double doors have a rattan insert that serves as a decorative detail while also concealing the objects inside.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2025
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His vision of Treehouse Town is brimming with imaginative contraptions, like crow’s nests for viewing, air trams, rope swings, trapdoors and sycamore slides.—
Megan Gambino,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Dec. 2024
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The pain can also linger for a long time, as anyone from Wrexham unfortunate enough to be inside Shrewsbury’s then relatively new home in April 2008, as the Welsh club were nudged towards the EFL relegation trapdoor, will surely attest.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The storm door is wide-open with a very active storm track forecast to impact Northern California.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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However, when the weather turns cold, replacing screen doors with storm doors can cut down drafts and help your home be more energy efficient.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Sep. 2024
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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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The Raiders’ revolving door of a front office during this span also didn’t have a quarterback plan fully in place.—
Vincent Frank,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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Washington has not solved the problem of the revolving doors between Big Pharma and government regulators.—
David Marks,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Nov. 2024
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“Wicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wicket. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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