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Recent Examples of skate
Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The ability to swim in the ocean or skate on a frozen lake is a gift, a license to partake in some of the joys of being alive.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Mason Moe #14 of Team USA skates against Axel Bröngel-Larsson #4 of Team Sweden during the Bronze Medal Game of the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup at Rogers Place on August 10, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Defenseman Keaton Verhoeff, who had a breakout campaign with the Victoria Royals in 2024-25 and could be a top-five pick himself, has signed on to skate at the University of North Dakota this fall.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The ability to swim in the ocean or skate on a frozen lake is a gift, a license to partake in some of the joys of being alive.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Skating costs $17, and skate rental is $5.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Mason Moe #14 of Team USA skates against Axel Bröngel-Larsson #4 of Team Sweden during the Bronze Medal Game of the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup at Rogers Place on August 10, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skate
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Falsified results from the UK's equine lab The university also released a 32-page internal audit investigation that found Stanley falsified test results, failed to disclose outside work and mismanaged lab operations.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ride bareback on a steed into the Indian Ocean with the popular Swimming with Horses activity, try healing equine therapy with the gentle creatures or partake in yoga, massage or reiki that all involve horses.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Books act as mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors.—
Linda-Marie Barrett
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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For the Giles family of Waukegan, who sold roasted corn on the cob on a stick, seasoning the cob with mayo, cheese, butter and chili pepper creates a handheld treat with no dishes to toss, just organic materials to recycle.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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This goes double for recipes that require you to cut the kernels from the cob.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2025
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A lot of plug from the linebackers.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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But New England’s grid operator warned the decision to pull the plug on the Rhode Island wind farm threatens the reliability of the region’s electric grid.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ride bareback on a steed into the Indian Ocean with the popular Swimming with Horses activity, try healing equine therapy with the gentle creatures or partake in yoga, massage or reiki that all involve horses.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But for all its stylistic brio and an overall mesmerizing look, in which even throwaway visuals (like the icy corpse of a solider frozen to his battlefield steed) sear themselves into your memory, Frankenstein remains the simple, direct story of a man and his nonbiological offspring.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Here, Ne Zha 2 succeeds wildly; locales such as a heavenly city made entirely of jade and a towering, bamboo-verdant waterfall are rendered with genuinely beautiful texture and detail.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The clocks also exude the elegant Art Deco feel that Cartier developed in that era, with materials such as rock crystal, onyx, mother-of-pearl, jade, and gemstones adding a sense of luxury.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
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This is the epitome of mare e montagna (mountain and sea).—
Erica Firpo,
AFAR Media,
8 Sep. 2025
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But the path to the winner’s circle might be a bit more difficult for the 5-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo in the 1 1/8-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Participants can pay $20 for a 20-ticket activity and ride voucher that can be redeemed for amusement rides, the giant slide, kiddie bumper boats, make your own scarecrow, a pig slide, pony rides and pumpkin bowling.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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These include the Plume loafers, the Easy tote bag in leather and pony hair, as well as the Retro Crest sneakers and mountain-style boots.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skate. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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