hoof

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Recent Examples of hoof With support from midfielders, Villa were comfortable playing in tight areas, often electing to make the extra pass rather than hoof the ball upfield. Mark Carey, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024 The usefulness of it while hoofing away from predators (or toward food) may have driven natural selection, the researchers say. Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2023 While San Diegans put up with one of the coldest, wettest winters in the last half century, the weather was Chamber of Commerce ideal Sunday: temperature in the 60s, little wind, waves crashing in the backdrop as the runners hoofed it along Carlsbad Boulevard. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2023 Want to hoof it? Caroline McKenzie, Country Living, 16 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for hoof
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Verb
  • The Bills could get booted early by a Jags squad peaking at exactly the right moment.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
  • She nearly got booted during the first roundtable vote, a close call that seemed to leave her shaken.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Bad Bunny kicked things off in October, and subsequent episodes have been hosted by Amy Poehler, Sabrina Carpenter, Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser, Glen Powell, Melissa McCarthy and Josh O'Connor.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Hudson’s performance kicks into a surprising dramatic gear, the actress’s playful Milwaukee accent settling into a relatively somber key, grappling with dreams dashed.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The proprietary alkaline pulping method used to produce its lyocell is cleaner and more efficient than traditional chemical approaches, lowering the environmental footprint from the start while improving production efficiency.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Here, traditional saa paper is made by hand from the bark of mulberry trees: soaked, pulped, and pressed into delicate sheets embedded with local flowers and leaves.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

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“Hoof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoof. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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