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Recent Examples of rubber
It gets turned into chemicals, waxes, oils and other mixtures that appear in a vast array of everyday items, including most made with plastic and rubber.
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Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The price for this fresh new quintet starts from $1,950 for the rubber-strap models and sits at a cool $2,800 for the steel-bracelet iterations.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
Using a rubber spatula, scrape cottage cheese mixture into bowl with reserved onion mixture.
—Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Every rubber sole and stretch of concrete between you and actual ground is blocking a physical connection humans maintained for most of history.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The price for this fresh new quintet starts from $1,950 for the rubber-strap models and sits at a cool $2,800 for the steel-bracelet iterations.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
Using a rubber spatula, scrape cottage cheese mixture into bowl with reserved onion mixture.
—Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Every rubber sole and stretch of concrete between you and actual ground is blocking a physical connection humans maintained for most of history.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber
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Sebastian Berhalter played an arcing free kick to the center of the area and Laborda put away a leaping volley.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Hopkins’ first touch was to gain control of the ball, and her second was a perfect half-volley into the corner of the goal.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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Drip irrigation is highly efficient, delivering water directly to plant roots while minimizing evaporation and runoff.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
20 Apr. 2026
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Former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski and State Senator Nathan Johnson of Dallas are vying for their party nomination during the primary runoff on May 26th.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The victory gave the Red Sox a 3-3 road trip as their seesaw season continues.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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The car gets stuck on top of the fence, balancing precariously like a seesaw.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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Enjoy round-robin play, beginner clinics, social matches, drawings, a silent auction, and great food and drinks.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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As did ever-polarizing WWE star and influencer Logan Paul, who will play on the opposing team, Wildcats FFC, during the four-game round-robin tournament.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2026
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The updraft knifed through the building, whose inhabitants were already suffering without heat or power for much of the winter as Russia pounded Ukraine’s energy system.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who went first Thursday, to the Raiders, shredded a subpar Bama defense, putting additional heat on Simpson.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The memoiristic project reaches a kind of culmination in Blue Heron, which is not a documentary — but is still firmly rooted in Romvari’s own past, and specifically the reverberations of her troubled eldest brother’s sudden death.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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The actress, 55, shared a moving tribute to the late actor on Tuesday, April 21, two days after his sudden death at 57.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Thirty-one years later, another dazzling young Maverick finds himself in a ROY race dead heat with two weeks left in the regular season.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But the mayor’s race had ended in a dead heat Tuesday night, with six votes separating Thomson and candidate Mike Liebelson.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Waite placed second in the photo finish.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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The race appears headed for a photo finish.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Rubber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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