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Recent Examples of wicket
His 37 and three wickets were noted but ultimately not match-winning statistics.
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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
The few blemishes — Jurickson Profar caught on the bases in the fifth, Bogaerts letting a ball through the wickets in the ninth — became no-harm, no-foul afterthoughts.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
The first team to score four wickets is the winner and gets bragging rights.
—Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
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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
The few blemishes — Jurickson Profar caught on the bases in the fifth, Bogaerts letting a ball through the wickets in the ninth — became no-harm, no-foul afterthoughts.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
The first team to score four wickets is the winner and gets bragging rights.
—Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wicket
Noun
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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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More layers caused more monomers to spread and connect through the lattice, resulting in a series of loops all threaded together in a super-strong web akin to the metal links in chainmail.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
17 Jan. 2025
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Fans desperate to get into the gymnasium to see the game broke into the school and a massive crowd rushed down a stairwell, where double doors led to the gym.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Jan. 2025
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Visible through two sets of glass double doors, a group in the jail’s lobby worked into the evening hours, shuffling through bond paperwork while working to bail out protesters arrested during the swift law enforcement response to the peaceful, unauthorized protest hours earlier.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American-Statesman,
25 Apr. 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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In a video obtained by Fox News Digital, a pair of hands can be seen reaching out from the trapdoor to brace Martin's fall and prevent any injuries.—
Lori A Bashian Fox News,
Fox News,
30 Dec. 2024
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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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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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The mass protests, vile sound bites, revolving door to his administration, and constant threats of violence and war have been exhausting.—
Brea Baker,
refinery29.com,
24 Oct. 2024
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“Wicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wicket. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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