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a physically unsound horse
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Recent Examples of skate
Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Seattle’s Jaden Schwartz left late in the first period after taking a skate to the face.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Hintz was unable to skate off the ice under his own power.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Additionally, Greg likes nuts and cocoa, can toss a penny into a jar from across a room, and played minor league hockey, which will put him back on skates here.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Seattle’s Jaden Schwartz left late in the first period after taking a skate to the face.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
That allowed Adrian Kempe to skate in and take the puck off Matheson’s stick and feed Anze Kopitar at the far post for the tap-in.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Hintz was unable to skate off the ice under his own power.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skate
Noun
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Therapists often ignored signs of equine distress or treated them merely as reflections of a patient’s emotional state, rather than as concerns warranting attention in their own right.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Mar. 2026
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Schroeder moved to Texas with her husband in 2018 and is the co-founder of a nonprofit equine ranch, according to her campaign website.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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While goalie Abby Smith turned away a couple of Bay FC scoring opportunities, including sprinting out and sliding to deflect a potential goal out of bounds, Summit FC got on the board at the 19-minute mark.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The only thing better than a creamy, cheesy, citrus, and spice slathered cob of corn otherwise known as Elote, is all those ingredients on a crisp pizza crust.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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The cobs are delivered to an on-board machine which strips the corn from the cob.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Vikings invested too much in McCarthy, though, to pull the plug for anything other than top-tier compensation.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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So Boyce says the blades on the end of the plug could shock someone.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Horses brought the firefighting apparatus and a big steed, aptly named Goliath, sensed the danger and ran out of the way, not before being injured.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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That left only Louverture’s charging steed — representing Haiti’s founding moment — against a lush tropical backdrop and azure sky.—
Stefanie Dazio,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The small glass jar contains seeds of water jade (Crassula helmsii) which, when covered with water, readily sprout.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 Feb. 2026
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Attendees could choose between jade for harmony and protection, rose quartz for love and kindness or black onyx for strength and spiritual protection.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The most popular one back then was Premarin, which came from a pregnant mare’s urine, so horse estrogens.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
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The six Apollo missions landed in relatively flat, dark plains known as mare regions, which happen to be rich in a specific type of volcanic rock that recorded these magnetic events.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Families can also enjoy the petting zoo, pony rides, and country store, plus the Easter bunny and egg hunts around the holiday.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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The material’s appeal lies in its ability to balance heritage with modern polish; style a pony hair pump with tailoring, or a calf hair belt with a jacket for definitions.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skate. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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