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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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Perhaps good writers/speakers could carry lassos, rope the culprits in, and teach them proper English!—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2026
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As frigid Cold War conspiracies start unfolding, they’re roped into becoming CIA operatives to help uncover what exactly happened to their partners.—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
27 Dec. 2025
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Consequently, those trapped either faced burning alive by the fire or death by bullets fired from the outside.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some complained about getting trapped in the same cash-bail system that had ensnared Caldwell.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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In a moving tribute on Facebook, Crispin mourned the future that was snatched away from them.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some fish, for instance, may be determined to exploit the octopus’s efforts, such as trying to snatch prey that the octopus has uncovered but not yet captured.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Trash must be bagged, while additional recyclable materials must be placed in cardboard boxes adjacent to recycling carts for collection by WM, the city's recycling partner.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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For both order types, groceries will be bagged and customers will be charged a small fee for the bags used.—
Emery Glover,
Des Moines Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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The bottom-line mandate for the Bruins on Monday night was to grab two points against the worst team in the Eastern Conference.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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On January 13, in a win over the Chicago Bulls, Davison played 24 minutes, scoring 9 points, grabbing 7 rebounds, and dishing out 4 assists.—
Rahat Huq,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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And, to no one's disappointment, seasons 2 and 3 followed suit, hooking fans even more.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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In a recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, Matt Damon, the star of many movies that college students may not have seen, said that Netflix has started encouraging filmmakers to put action sequences in the first five minutes of a film to get viewers hooked.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The transaction was valued at $900 million, with Kering netting $690 million.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Using points for more complex redemptions (such as transfer partner travel) can often get you tremendous value, while redeeming for merchandise or gift cards may net lower value.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Lopez headed in the game-winner against Harvard-Westlake while sophomore Fabianna Gutierrez nailed a penalty kick in the last five minutes of play to earn the win over Chaminade.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The free kick was placed perfectly in the box when Benfica goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin, who was down in the area for extra support, nailed a header into the back of the net.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glove. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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