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Recent Examples of rubber
Think timeless toys like sand, rubber balls, jump rope, and cardboard boxes.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025
Demand for rubber sandal spiked 34 percent as consumers took the beach basic to the streets this summer.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The look is finished off with an icy translucent rubber outsole.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
That means if someone hits one of its barriers and damages it, it can be ground back down to crumb rubber and reassembled into a brand-new product.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025
Demand for rubber sandal spiked 34 percent as consumers took the beach basic to the streets this summer.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The look is finished off with an icy translucent rubber outsole.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
That means if someone hits one of its barriers and damages it, it can be ground back down to crumb rubber and reassembled into a brand-new product.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber
Noun
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Yet without a single footwork adjustment, Cherki trots up and nonchalantly whips a half-volley into the top corner.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Notice how this is an artful volley around the table?—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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With modern development along the creek’s 35-mile watershed that starts in the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains and drains to Aliso Beach, the area has become swamped by urban runoff.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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If no candidate wins a majority, the top two will advance to an April 7 runoff.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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With one player seeking to build on an impressive comeback and the other entering their farewell year, Switzerland’s United Cup team has taken the competition by storm in the early stages of the round-robin.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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The division had a round-robin format without a championship game.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
5 Jan. 2026
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There’s a new ceviche bar and a few new items, like a Bang Bang salmon that’s the perfect blend of mild heat and sweetness.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Although record-breaking heat and spring-like warmth dominated the first few days of the new year, cooler — but still warmer than normal —temperatures settled in to start the first work week of 2026.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Context Jankavski's sudden death has left her fans reeling.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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After initially being classified as a sudden death report, the investigation is now being classed as a murder case, the outlet stated, citing local police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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That puts it in a dead heat with even more highly funded rival OpenAI, in a race to the public markets.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
3 Dec. 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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Kenyan runners dominated the 54th annual event Sunday, with Benson Kipruto pulling off an unbelievable photo finish to win the men’s championship and Hellen Obiri taking home the women’s win and setting a course record in the process.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Kenya’s Benson Kipruto crossed the finish line a split second in front of Alexander Mutiso in a photo finish.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Rubber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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