as in equine
a physically unsound horse
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Recent Examples of skate
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Those who preorder the Digital Deluxe or Collector's Edition will be able to play the game three days early, from July 8, and will also get a Doom Slayer and Revenant character, in-game skate decks, Create-a-Skater items, and more.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
Depending on the perspective, employers either are cutting workers at the highest rate in years or skating by with current staffing levels.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Here is the reaction from players and coach Paul Maurice on Saturday following the team’s morning skate ahead of their 6 p.m. game against the Buffalo Sabres.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Those who preorder the Digital Deluxe or Collector's Edition will be able to play the game three days early, from July 8, and will also get a Doom Slayer and Revenant character, in-game skate decks, Create-a-Skater items, and more.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Zellweger was part of a noticeably livelier power play Friday, quarterbacking one unit and showing off his ability to skate laterally, walk the blue line and create shot opportunities out of thin air.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
Depending on the perspective, employers either are cutting workers at the highest rate in years or skating by with current staffing levels.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skate
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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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Whether the economy will indeed slide into a recession is very much an open question.—
Christian Weller,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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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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Additionally, for its axing of a transgender storyline in the show Win or Lose, its casting of an openly Christian character in the same show, and pulling the plug on its Tiana princess series which would have featured Disney's first Black princess.—
Marni Rose McFall,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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The adapter has four different plug types that can plug into sockets in over 200 countries and regions.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
10 Mar. 2025
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As horse-girl fiction expanded into dragon-riding fiction over the past half century, this new interpretation of a steed and rider has continued to influence beauty-and-the-beast stories.—
Rebecca Scofield / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Their reliable steeds take you off into the hills for beautiful vistas overlooking the park and neighboring lands, without any of the noise or exhaust from a Jeep or ATV tour.—
Lisa Maloney,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2023
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There are at least two living rooms, one of which includes a jade fireplace perfect for holding parties and/or seances.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
13 Mar. 2025
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The color story here is slightly different—less neon, more dusty pink and smooth jade—because this new fragrance isn’t your average floral.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2025
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Premarin, approved by the F.D.A. in 1942 to treat menopausal symptoms, soon dominated the market, its innocuous-seeming name barely disguising its primary ingredient, pregnant mares’ urine.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Each of the victories during the mare’s winning streak have been close calls, none of them by more than a length.—
Clark Spencer,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Material play was also in focus, with pony hair leather fashioned in a Bambi print.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025
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The park’s wild ponies were originally brought here in the 1970s to control forest growth.—
Casey Barber,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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