as in equine
a physically unsound horse
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Recent Examples of skate
Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
Two-time Olympian Jason Brown entered Saturday’s free skate in third but botched nearly every jump of his long program and tumbled to eighth.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
No, my friends at school never skate, not one single person.
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
He was spotted at morning skate Monday wearing a visor.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
Two-time Olympian Jason Brown entered Saturday’s free skate in third but botched nearly every jump of his long program and tumbled to eighth.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
No, coach Marco Sturm did not reach back for a 20th century bag skate to cure the team’s ills.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
No, my friends at school never skate, not one single person.
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skate
Noun
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Development of roads and buildings in the Ag Reserve, though meticulous, has reduced the space available for equine operators to take horses out for rides, the O’Donnells argue.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Because of an outbreak of equine herpesvirus, a contagious equine virus that can cause neurological and respiratory diseases, the decision was made to not have any horses or other equines in the parade.—
Tracy Trobridge,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Space-savers will include pull-out vertical pantries that slide into narrow spaces, toe-kick drawers that utilize the area beneath your cabinets and corner carousel units that make those awkward spaces accessible.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The footage shows Kim tumbling hard onto the snow and sliding across the halfpipe.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Kids were on shucking duty, while the adults were in charge of cutting the corn off the cob.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
27 Nov. 2025
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Add the corn cob rounds and cook for about 4 minutes, or until softened.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
26 Nov. 2025
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Boeing was forced to scale back production in recent years following two fatal crashes of its popular 737 Max aircraft in 2018 and 2019 and a midair blowout of a door plug from one of its planes in the first week of 2024.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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While the double-dig look of Adebayo and Ware could still be used by the Heat throughout the course of games, the Heat is pulling the plug on that starting frontcourt for now after the pairing’s underwhelming production.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
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Rent your steed from Red Raven and let those chunky-monkey tires carry you along the area's 50 miles of trails.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos rolled through Aspen this week on their trusty steed—sorry, private jet—to celebrate Sánchez Bezos’s 56th birthday.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
22 Dec. 2025
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Archaeology Mag notes that the elite showed their peacock feathers with larger and more elaborate displays with materials as precious as jade.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Dec. 2025
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The Cool Collar by Singaporean jewelry brand Tanchen Studio is a jade neckpiece that targets the neck and chest for hyper-efficient cooling.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Dec. 2025
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Sunday finale Brown is seeking his seventh Matriarch win in nine years Sunday in the one-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
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During this time, monitor horses for signs of disease and keep pregnant mares with foals at their side in small groups and away from new/returning horses.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Nov. 2025
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The Patriots have tried to combat that with some of their pony sets (Stevenson and Henderson sharing the field).—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Shortly thereafter, Belichick was seen attending an adult-cheerleading event where Hudson, wearing a high pony and a red scrunchie, was competing.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skate. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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