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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
Verb
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Metro Transit also roped in social service providers and prosecutors to focus specifically on the Green Line corridor last year.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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Stepping to the plate in the bottom of the second, Campbell roped a scorching line drive 106.9 mph off the bat to deep right field.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In plays that feature women protagonists, the experience of feeling trapped is a recurring theme, whether characters are hemmed in by marriage, motherhood, gender roles, race, economic status or any number of societal norms.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Vlad returns to find the protagonist and John trapped in the burning cabin and pulls them out.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Daylight saving time is officially back to snatch the annual hour of sleep from the masses in March.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Reviews Are In Reese’s Marshmallow is now available in stores nationwide, and fans of the brand have already been snatching up the treat to give it a taste for themselves—and share their reviews.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2026
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Trust me, this curler bagged me Toby, the barely verbal trad husband of my dreams.—
Fiona Landers,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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His only previous work experience was bagging groceries at a Food Lion in Winston-Salem.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
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Heo re-holstered his Taser, intending to apprehend Best by grabbing or tackling him, Prescott said.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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While the two men struggle with the jammed backdoor, Weisz’s character tosses them both a look before rushing toward the flames to grab her unfinished manuscript, written on legal pads, and dashing out of the cabin just in time.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On a few possessions, those smaller defenders also backed up under Jokic, reached backward with their arms and hooked them around his legs.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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So this was a way to hook listeners that a straightforward mystery novel might not.—
Ivy Pochoda,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On the other side of the living area was my and my husband’s room, with a king bed draped in netting, an en-suite bathroom with two stone sinks, live-edge wood counters, and a rain shower with a large window to outside, and a larger terrace with a hammock.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Chelmsford’s Cooper Ludwar and Lunenburg’s Ben Short netted goals to help Winchendon pull of a 5-2 victory over Holderness in the NEPSAC Small Championship game.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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The sophomore rushed the puck into the offensive zone, cut toward the middle and ripped a shot that nailed the top corner and extended the lead to two.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Today’s Podcast Why is the Oscars hosting gig so hard to nail?—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glove. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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