as in equine
a physically unsound horse
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Recent Examples of skate
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
Rent a pair of skates (17.50 dollars) and, conditions permitting, sample the wild ice, surrounded by a panorama of high peaks.
—Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, local merchants have found several creative ways of bringing visitors to the street, including a skating rink during the holidays.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Justin Bieber, Steve Carell, and Ross Lynch are among the celebrities who will lace up the skates for a benefit hockey game Sunday to raise funds for Los Angeles wildfire relief.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
Rent a pair of skates (17.50 dollars) and, conditions permitting, sample the wild ice, surrounded by a panorama of high peaks.
—Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
After a season full on injury and availability issues, the only players left on the infirmary report are Josh Manson, who hasn’t played since Feb. 4 but skated Tuesday morning at Family Sports Center, and captain Gabe Landeskog.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, local merchants have found several creative ways of bringing visitors to the street, including a skating rink during the holidays.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skate
Verb
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As Alexander Isak received possession, Quansah moved towards him instead of tracking Gordon’s run, opening the space for Isak to slide Gordon in behind.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On their menus: seafood bake, grilled street corn on the cob, coconut water, dips with chips, meat and cheese plates, a trio of sparkling cocktails and s’mores.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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To freeze kernels of corn, remove the corn kernels from the cob.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 July 2024
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Cruise hits the brakes As Waymo moves forward with expansion, one of its biggest competitors has pulled the plug on its robotaxi program.—
Sharon Feldman,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav has a Superman promotional blitzkrieg in the works, one similar to what the studio executed with Barbie across various silos of the conglomerate including plugs on Food Network and HGTV.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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This summer, British model Lila Moss was spotted atop one of the neon green steeds; while award-winning fashion designer, Stella McCartney, was seen going for an evening ride around Notting Hill with Kate Hudson in 2023.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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From $61 An Evening of Dancing Horses spotlights world-class equestrians and their steeds performing choreographed routines to live music by Spinphony Electric String Quartet.—
Alayna Alvarez,
Axios,
9 Jan. 2025
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Before leaving, her killers made off with a Beretta handgun, an AK-47-style rifle, 2,000 rounds of ammunition, a green safe and jade figurines.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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One dog tag necklace featuring a jade stone enclosed in 18k gold caught the eye of guests.—
Kerane Marcellus,
Essence,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The story of a wild mare Phantom and her baby Misty won the Newberry Award in 1948 and was made into a movie in 1961.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2024
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This led to the lunar mare basalt — dark volcanic rock — wrinkling like the skin of a shriveling old apple.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As for bags, the Script logo shopper was made in an even lighter, more relaxed shopping bag in an allover calfskin leather, suede or pony skin, while the Flap Bag reinterpreted a classic camera bag in smooth calfskin leather.—
Stephen Garner,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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That’s the Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz, which in January 2025 celebrated its 40th anniversary, bringing together over 100 of the world’s top polo ponies and 25,000 spectators.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Related Stories The Oscars: Best Looks From The Red Carpet Oscars 2025: The Good, The Bad & The Fugly Two days later, the question nags not just at consumers but an entire industry committed to streaming: What exactly caused the stream to fail?—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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Microsoft has campaigned hard to switch Chrome users to its Edge browser, taking flak for the nags and ads stitched into Windows itself, including ones that interrupt Chrome installations on a PC.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skate. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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