Thesaurus results for RUBBER

rubber

noun

Definition of rubber

as in volley

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Recent Examples of rubber Meanwhile, the rubber fenders and specialized coupling devices installed on the foundation legs helped absorb potential impacts. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 At under-11 level, Como said heading techniques may be introduced towards the end of the season, but with a light rubber ball. — Leon Imber, New York Times, 26 July 2026 During one particularly violent encounter in June 2024, China Coast Guard personnel brandished axes at Philippine troops and slashed their rubber boats. — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Criminalist Lauren Wallace testified that Bluestar, a chemical used to detect possible blood, produced strong reactions on the rubber mats covering the garage floor and on the bricks beneath them. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rubber

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Noun

Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box.

— Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Sean Johnson parried a shot by Jonathan Osorio but Corbeanu slammed home a volley that deflected off Johnson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of volley

Noun

The runoff between Allen and attorney Jane Kim, is the only statewide race between two Democrats.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The list of challenges comes as Bass needs to build momentum heading toward the November runoff against Councilmember Nithya Raman, who came in second in the June primary.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of runoff

Noun

There was a big field behind the house with a playground, along the road each way were signs depicting kids on a seesaw.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
The Padres played a seesaw game Saturday night before claiming an 8-7 win against the scuffling Blue Jays.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of seesaw

Noun

There are four groups of four teams, who play each other in a round-robin format.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Pivotal to Dallas reaching the final from Group 1 was a closing 3-2 victory over the Mad Drops to complete a 4-0 record in round-robin play.

— Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of round-robin

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Engineered to protect hair from extreme heat, the Supersonic™ Travel uses intelligent heat control to measure temperature 100 times per second for healthier-looking, softer-feeling hair.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Extreme heat in Europe is becoming increasingly frequent, evolving from a purely climate issue into an economic challenge.

— , CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of heat

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The Year of Magical Thinking Joan Didion, 2005 Didion’s account of her husband’s sudden death captures the strange logic of grief with great precision.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 31 July 2026
In February 1952, while on an official trip to Kenya with Prince Philip, the young Princess Elizabeth learned of the sudden death of her father, King George VI.

— Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 31 July 2026

Definition of sudden death

Noun

Texas attorney general race is a dead heat Democrats are also making headway in replacing Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with their own candidate, as a new July poll showed the race is almost tied.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 29 July 2026
The 39-year-old has led Argentina to the World Cup’s round of 16 and his seven goals have put him in a dead heat with Norway’s Erling Haaland and France’s Kylian Mbappé for the Golden Boot trophy.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of dead heat

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This is a very similar route to stage 11 from the 2024 Tour de France, won by Vingegaard in a photo finish ahead of Pogačar.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Wednesday's episode of the long-running primetime game show came down to a photo finish between returning champion Dan Laine from Jersey City, AJ Maroney from Boston, and Katelyn Mueller-McLean from San Francisco.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026