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Recent Examples of glove
With the bases loaded and two out in the seventh, Minnesota missed a chance to blow the game open when Correa’s knock to right held up long enough for Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger to glove it.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
The actress paired the look with dangling diamond earrings and black opera gloves with a ring on her finger.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
Hellebuyck, with 22 saves, came through with his biggest game and best moments, most notably gloving Thomas Harley’s second-period slot shot with a desperate, windmill save.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 16 May 2025
If not for Kevin Orie’s failure to glove a Ricky Gutierrez grounder leading off the third, which was ruled a hit, Wood might have had a no-hitter to boot.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
The actress paired the look with dangling diamond earrings and black opera gloves with a ring on her finger.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
Hellebuyck, with 22 saves, came through with his biggest game and best moments, most notably gloving Thomas Harley’s second-period slot shot with a desperate, windmill save.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 16 May 2025
If not for Kevin Orie’s failure to glove a Ricky Gutierrez grounder leading off the third, which was ruled a hit, Wood might have had a no-hitter to boot.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glove
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Karri raised a couple of million pounds in funding last October to develop this model, and put it to good use by roping in legendary agency Pentagram for its industrial design inputs.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
5 Sep. 2025
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With two men on and the game tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Duran roped a hard line drive into the right-center gap, which rolled into the triangle between center fielder Oneil Cruz and right fielder Alexander Canario.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Whoever dispatched that ambulance might be one of many employees at the Department of Emergency Communications who have felt uncomfortable, yelled at and trapped between their calling to help people and what several current and former dispatchers have called a hostile work environment.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
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Most of Ukraine’s Donbas region, where the 17 were said to be trapped, is under Russian military control, and Moscow has been accused in the past by developing countries of recruiting their citizens to fight on its behalf under false pretenses.—
Reuters 16 hr ago,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Because the Vikings found themselves in suboptimal downs and distances, and because the Ravens snatched the lead early in the third quarter, the Vikings found themselves in the wrong game script, again having to come from behind.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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The project, directed by German indie king Uwe Boll (Rampage, Postal) was snatched up ahead of the American Film Market by new distributor Free Wind for German-speaking Europe.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Not interested in bagging peaks?—
Ally Jaksen,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
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In Game 7, ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto bagged the final eight outs just one night after throwing 96 pitches across six innings, and the 5-foot-10 righty did it with improved velocity on both his sinker and four-seam fastball.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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However, Cena outsmarted him by grabbing the chair, throwing it next to Dom, and pretending to be down on the mat.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Security camera footage from a nearby apartment complex showed the naked man walking across the street prior to the incident, seemingly talking to himself and grabbing a sign, per NBC 4.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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The third came four seconds after the Bruins killed an Eyssimont hooking penalty.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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From that moment, he was hooked.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Columbus native and former Blue Jacket Jack Roslovic then netted the decisive marker on a breakaway 56 seconds into the extra frame after being sent in by Walman.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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The plaintiffs, which include third-place finisher Oscar Alejandro, argue that Frank Carollo should be removed from the runoff ballot and replaced by Alejandro, who would face off against second-place finisher Rolando Escalona, who netted 17% of the vote.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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While a hoodie is usually known for its comfort rather than its style, Quince has a piece that nails both, according to shoppers.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Ahead, shop the best petite matching sets perfect for packing light, traveling in comfort, and nailing your next airport outfit.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glove. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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