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Recent Examples of skate
ABC News, 9 June 2026
The purity of her purpose isn’t lost on those who watch her skate.
—Alice Park, Time, 9 June 2026
Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Winger Artturi Lehkonen, defenseman Sam Malinski and defenseman Josh Manson, who all missed time in the previous round against the Minnesota Wild, will skate in Game 1of the Western Final.
—Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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Noun
Carolina eventually forced overtime, but the Golden Knights won in double OT when Shea Theodore bounced a puck off the boards that caromed off goalie Brandon Bussi's skate.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
The purity of her purpose isn’t lost on those who watch her skate.
—Alice Park, Time, 9 June 2026
Verb
Just like in the NHL with the Stanley Cup, players hand off the Gagarin Cup to each other and skate it around a little.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Winger Artturi Lehkonen, defenseman Sam Malinski and defenseman Josh Manson, who all missed time in the previous round against the Minnesota Wild, will skate in Game 1of the Western Final.
—Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skate
Noun
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Both Ryder’s Law and Gennaro’s bill had been in the works well before Tuesday’s equine death.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Researchers studying equine obesity have found that education alone fails because awareness of a problem does not reliably alter behavior.—
Joshua Moen,
STAT,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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Within a year, the Legislature beefed up safety regulations on mobile homes, requiring them to be secured with anchors and tie-downs to prevent overturning and sliding during heavy winds.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Holding the cob near the top of the ear, use a sharp knife to cut downward from the top with a gentle sawing motion.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2026
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To keep them fresh even longer, wrap each corn cob individually in a damp paper towel to keep the kernels from drying out.—
Staff Author,
Martha Stewart,
29 May 2026
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Where InsurTech startups were once pitched as plug-and-play cure-alls, the talk now is of narrower tools trained on a single bottleneck, with the carrier keeping hold of the judgment.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The frozen zone remained and hundreds of cops were sent to Midtown even after MSG owner James Dolan pulled the plug on Wednesday’s watch party.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Pros & Cons Since his Super Nintendo debut, Yoshi has made a name for himself as much more than Mario's tongue-flinging steed.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2026
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Here, such extended sequences of cowboys steering their steeds and working their land feel rushed.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Culebra is even more laid-back, home to Flamenco Beach, a jade-blue crescent often ranked among the Caribbean’s best.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
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Inspired by the glamour of 1950s Shanghai, it is dressed in an emerald-green qipao and finished with genuine jade jewelry.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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One that began with a pregnant mare shot and abandoned in a field, barely alive.—
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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First, find all your ilmenite-rich regions (which are typically in lunar mare, the dark patches on the moon that signify frozen seas of ancient lava).—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Community vendors are invited, and guests can participate in signing and singing, a 50/50 raffle and pony rides.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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The material did not want a dog-and-pony show.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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“Skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skate. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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