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Recent Examples of rubber
Cook, stirring constantly using a wooden spoon or stiff rubber spatula, until mixture forms a ball and bottom of pan has developed a thin film, about 2 minutes.
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
To overcome this, Waterloo researchers mixed liquid crystals (LCs) – the same compounds used in electronic displays – into liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), a rubber-like material that expands and contracts with heat.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
The waterproof rubber bottom adds to the durability.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Some have a rubber side that can remove surface hair.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
To overcome this, Waterloo researchers mixed liquid crystals (LCs) – the same compounds used in electronic displays – into liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), a rubber-like material that expands and contracts with heat.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
The waterproof rubber bottom adds to the durability.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Some have a rubber side that can remove surface hair.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber
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Yet the best goal of the night went to Rose Lavelle, whose volley from outside the box curled perfectly into the side netting to give the USWNT a 3-0 lead at the half.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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That marked a significant cooling of tensions, after a recent volley of tariff threats and fresh export curbs threatened to derail the bilateral relationship.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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During a runoff in an intraparty vote by the LDP, Takaichi won 185 votes, beating Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who received 156 votes.—
Selina Wang,
ABC News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Tripping and false start calls stacked up, and the biggest was Zollers’ intentional grounding that included a 10-second runoff.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
26 Oct. 2025
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At least a half-dozen people described an emotional seesaw they were put through by weeks of contradictory UPS tracking updates about their shipments.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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Carolina is coming off a 27-24 seesaw win versus the Miami Dolphins.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Gauff is defending champion, while Pegula had to withdraw from last year’s round-robin after two matches due to injury.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The victory gave Navy (5-0) a leg up in holding on to the Commander-in-Chief's trophy, awarded to the winner of the round-robin between the Navy, Air Force and Army service academies.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Take every precaution to never leave young children and pets alone in vehicles, especially in extreme heat when car interiors can quickly become hazardous.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The concept allows for extremely long endurance but poses major technical and environmental challenges, protecting electronics from radiation, managing heat, and containing contamination in case of a crash or malfunction.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Country singer Luke Bryan recently revealed his sister's 2007 death was attributed to sudden death syndrome.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Oct. 2025
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This was when overtime was sudden death, and less than five minutes into the extra period, the Panthers got set up for a potential game-winning 40-yard field goal.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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An Emerson College poll in September showed the race in a dead heat at 43%.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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New Jersey Democrat Mikie Sherrill, meanwhile, is in a dead heat against Republican Jack Ciattarelli based on recent polling in that race.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Their photo finish was punctuated with wide smiles.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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The whole exchange took no more than a few minutes, from flush to photo finish.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Rubber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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