as in equine
a physically unsound horse
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Recent Examples of skate
Patrick Donnelly, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
Barzal, a Coquitlam, British Columbia native, returns home each offseason and skates with a group of players, including NHLers, college athletes, those who play in Europe, and junior standouts.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Julie Bosman, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
But the last few games while skating on a line with Brad Marchand and Charlie Coyle, they’ve been tasked with shutting down the opposition’s top line.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The Irish actually got on the board first, when Fischer fired a shot from the bottom of the left circle that trickled between Airey’s pads and rolled to a stop just shy of the goal line beyond Airey’s skates.
—Patrick Donnelly, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
Barzal, a Coquitlam, British Columbia native, returns home each offseason and skates with a group of players, including NHLers, college athletes, those who play in Europe, and junior standouts.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
Some of the athletes loved skating so much that their parents could hardly keep them off the ice.
—Julie Bosman, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
But the last few games while skating on a line with Brad Marchand and Charlie Coyle, they’ve been tasked with shutting down the opposition’s top line.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skate
Verb
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In the first two episodes, shown at the Berlinale, the narrative slides between two periods: 1943 and 1989.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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The move will slide games across the AM dial from longtime local broadcaster KHTK-AM (1140), which is the flagship for the Kings broadcasts.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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How To Serve Boiled Corn on the Cob Corn on the cob purists will just add a little salt and butter and call it a day.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
13 June 2024
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The order came without warning, effectively pulling the plug on hundreds of projects across Ukraine.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Of course, make sure to talk about what kind of toys your partner might be interested in before pulling out a vibrator or butt plug mid-encounter.—
Quispe López,
Them,
14 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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Step inside its halls and explore one of the most comprehensive public collections of Louisiana art as well as a world-class compilation of Chinese jade.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2025
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Adding another layer to the situation, the woman discovered that the elephant figurine is made of jade and could be worth between $200 and $400.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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What grown men forced this sweet mare to do was an unnatural activity that triggered her demise.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Firewater Fiesta netted Kelly more than $800,000 in winnings, despite retiring relatively early after injuries plagued the mare following the fall at the 2001 NFR.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
19 Jan. 2025
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Importantly, pony stories were designed as juvenile fiction targeted at teenage white girls, with romantic relationships often operating as one of the challenges a heroine navigated — even as her relationship with her horse remained paramount.—
Rebecca Scofield / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Her on-trend leopard print pony hair tote, which also came courtesy of Saint Laurent.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 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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Microsoft is now helping drive PC sales, interrupting users with nags to upgrade their systems before Windows 10 support expires.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
29 Nov. 2024
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“Skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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