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Recent Examples of rubber
The rubber watch strap remains its signature.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
And with a textured rubber outsole that’s flexible, the sneakers hold up to a variety of surfaces, from paved sidewalks to dirt paths.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And because fall is all about staying cozy-slash-comfy while being on your feet all day, the Bae delivers support via its ultra-contoured outsole, accommodating toe box, and collar that, though made of the rubber-adjacent Croslite proprietary material, never rubs at your feet or causes blisters.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Saxena says the company brings an expertise on rubber, formulas and shape to the Babolat teams to create soles for all tennis court surfaces.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
And with a textured rubber outsole that’s flexible, the sneakers hold up to a variety of surfaces, from paved sidewalks to dirt paths.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And because fall is all about staying cozy-slash-comfy while being on your feet all day, the Bae delivers support via its ultra-contoured outsole, accommodating toe box, and collar that, though made of the rubber-adjacent Croslite proprietary material, never rubs at your feet or causes blisters.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Saxena says the company brings an expertise on rubber, formulas and shape to the Babolat teams to create soles for all tennis court surfaces.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber
Noun
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Footage of the game showed off its sleek new graphics, with a doubles match leaving Mario reeling to connect with a volley as his feet slip in realistic grass.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sure didn’t look that way at the outset, and Sabalenka used a nifty drop-shot-volley-winner combination to help go up a break and grab a 4-2 lead.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Farmers overapplying them in their fields can cause nitrogen-laden runoff that pollutes water and the air.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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These factors, combined with Cincinnati’s temperamental plumbing, meant that during major storm events, the zoo’s runoff rainwater would flood the basements of area residents.—
Leyla Shokoohe,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Sep. 2025
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To the 73 million Americans whose financial lives depend on the viability of Social Security, those first months were a seesaw of apprehension and rumor.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Usually, these act like a seesaw, one rising while the other falls.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In April, World Sevens held its first event in Estoril, Portugal, which featured two days of round-robin group play among eight teams followed by a single-day knockout tournament.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Think structured round-robins, rotating roles in meetings, or paired discussions before group sharing.—
Ruth Oh Reitmeier,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The 6-ounce ramekins are round to provide even heat and are able to withstand oven temperatures of up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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After months of summer heat, cooler temperatures are a welcome shift, but along with sweater weather and falling leaves come dwindling daylight hours.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Around 20 to 30 percent of those with a chronic infection of the disease may experience heart issues, including heart failure—even sudden death.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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His expertise in the Italian classics summons Nick into the orbit of a mafia don (Malkovich, playing his usual creepy villain and entirely behind a desk) and out of grief over the sudden death of his daughter and, hopefully, out of his spiritual complacency, too.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jack Ciattarelli and Sherrill are in a dead heat and the race will come down to who turns out their voters the best.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday’s poll comes after an Emerson College survey released last week showed the incumbent senator and attorney general locked in a dead heat.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sometimes, awards voting can be a photo finish.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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What followed was a nitpicking, photo finish of a taste test.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Rubber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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