dasher

noun

Definition of dashernext
1
as in achiever

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2
as in blade

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Recent Examples of dasher Enter Email Sign Up After a record-setting 65-win regular season, coach Jim Montgomery has spots to fill and Sweeney et al would be only too happy if someone here has kicked a hole through the dasher boards before the ride back to Brighton on Monday. — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023 Put the can in the freezer bucket, add the dasher and secure the lid on the can. — Justin Miller Communications Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 26 Jan. 2023 This year’s event raised $437,952 for the Oregon Humane Society as of Saturday afternoon, with Stephen Kochis taking the spot of top dasher (and earning $18,028.05) and the Canine Crusaders finishing as the top team ($62,843.43). — oregonlive, 13 May 2023 Remove the dasher and press the ice cream down in the can. — Justin Miller Communications Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 26 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for dasher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dasher
  1. achiever
  2. blade
  3. cavalier
  4. comer
  5. powerhouse
  6. doer
Noun
  • Music, a universal connector, drives engagement through group activities, cutting through the resistance common among high achievers wary of conventional therapy.
    — Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • For high achievers working to build their personal brands, the drive to produce more content can often lead to burnout.
    — Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of achiever
Noun
  • In the end, Beth triumphs by murdering her brother Jamie in a gory knife fight that answers the question what would the world have looked like if Glenn Close’s character in Fatal Attraction were more adept at blade play.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The set includes a chef's knife, a santoku knife, a bread knife, a utility knife, a paring knife, six steak knives, and kitchen shears, all made with stainless steel blades.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of blade
Noun
  • The event kicked off with an opening dance, before the debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers, who were then passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.
    — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.
    — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
Definition of cavalier
Noun
  • Topping all comers with 12.4 million viewers, CBS’ coverage of Game 7 of the 1971 Stanley Cup Final between Montreal and Chicago was seen in 21% of all U.S. TV households.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Monday's menu was the same for all comers — ham, stuffing with gravy, baked beans, mashed potatoes, and a fruit cup.
    — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of comer
Noun
  • India’s traditional industrial powerhouses have turned their attention to the technologies essential to the energy transition.
    — Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Sardines These small fish, especially when eaten whole, are a powerhouse of nutrients: Sardines contain vitamin D, selenium, and vitamin B12.
    — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of powerhouse
Noun
  • Our earth signs—Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn—are the doers, creators, and organizers of the zodiac.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The captains of industry, the doers extraordinaire, had made the tariff their baby, dictating its lines to Congress.
    — Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of doer

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