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: one that skates
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That one feature has taken Volkwine’s crew more than five months of moving dirt, laying rebar and concrete and hand-shaping every line in the smooth surface that untold numbers of skaters and bikers will use starting this fall. Noah Daly july 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026 Both Sedins had plenty of Hart (and Lindsay) love by now, but both finish with 70-ish points and none of the other skaters really had a case. Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 July 2026 That’s partly why Dutch brought on former Olympic figure skater Tara Lipinski as a brand ambassador. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 July 2026 Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu meets Backstreet Boys’ Howie Dorough at Flavor Flav’s SheWeekend at the Sphere on July 17 in Las Vegas. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for skater

Word History

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of skater was in 1700

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“Skater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skater. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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