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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.
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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
Croquet is traditionally played with six or nine wickets, but many variations of the game exist.
—Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
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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
Croquet is traditionally played with six or nine wickets, but many variations of the game exist.
—Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wicket
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Empty space threatens to overwhelm her lattice of pinpricks and sparkles; her granular timbres often seem on the verge of dissolving into nothingness.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
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On a baking sheet, closely weave strips to make a 12-by-10-inch lattice.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
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The wide double doors and easy-lift lid also allow you to effortlessly store and remove equipment when needed.Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Walk through its bronze double doors and up to your room, and you will be whisked away into a dark, quiet, serene space, secluded from the chaos of the city buzzing below.Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2023
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One common trapdoor function involves multiplying two large prime numbers, an easy operation to perform.John Pavlus, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
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But the Olivia Tremor Control — the band that Hart led with Bill Doss, the fourth member of that initial E6 circle — were the timeless ones, floating on a higher plane of endlessly hummable melodies and musique-concrete trapdoors.Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 1 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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After a relatively dry start to 2024, the storm door could swing open soon for Southern California, where back-to-back rainstorms are expected this week, according to the National Weather Service.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 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 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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Multiple positions in the field have been revolving doors due to injury and ineffectiveness.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Wicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wicket. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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