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Croquet vs. Croquette
Croquet
Examples:
The garden party featured an intense croquet tournament.We spent Sunday afternoon setting up a croquet pitch.Croquet requires strategic thinking and a steady hand.
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This word has no synonymsAntonyms:
This word has no antonymsCroquette
/krəʊˈket/Examples:
The chef served a delightful beef croquette with spicy aioli.For a light snack, try making potato croquettes at home.The catering menu included cheese croquettes as an appetizer.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Remember that croquet is a lawn game, whereas croquette is a type of food.
- Think of a wicket in croquet; they both have a q-u-e-t sequence in their spelling.
- Visualize a crunchy snack when you hear croquette, since food often sounds like ette.
- Croquet is played outdoors; the word has net in it like a tennis net, which is also outdoors.
- Croquette ends with -ette, similar to other foods like omelette.
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