as in equine
a physically unsound horse
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Recent Examples of skate
Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
The shocking death of hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was inadvertently slashed by another player’s skate blade, will not lead to criminal charges, authorities announced Tuesday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
But with the teams skating four-on-four near the midway point of the first, Vegas defenseman Alex Pietrangelo ripped a slap shot from just inside the blue line that fooled Gustavsson between the knees.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Replays showed Petrovic was guilty of at least making a kick motion with his skate and clearly connected with the puck.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
The shocking death of hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was inadvertently slashed by another player’s skate blade, will not lead to criminal charges, authorities announced Tuesday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
Kempe started the rally late in the first period, deflecting a left-handed shot off Pickard from the center of the right circle with the teams skating four on four.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
But with the teams skating four-on-four near the midway point of the first, Vegas defenseman Alex Pietrangelo ripped a slap shot from just inside the blue line that fooled Gustavsson between the knees.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skate
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If your goal is to invest in a pair of supportive yet stylish sandals or slides to complement every outfit in your suitcase, then Birkenstock has proven to craft the best shoes for the job.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2025
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Bitcoin touched a record high above $111,000, and oil prices slid after Bloomberg said oil producing member countries, or OPEC+, are discussing a potential third consecutive oil production surge in July, with an output hike of 411,000 barrels a day among the options under consideration.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The remains were wrapped in textiles and buried alongside corn cobs; pottery fragments; and artifacts made of bone, stone and wood, reports Live Science’s Kristina Killgrove.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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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,
11 Apr. 2025
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Still, if Busch is frustrated, Richard Childress isn’t ready to pull the plug.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Eventually, Meta pulled the plug and moved on to training other models.—
Ashley Belanger – May 22,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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Super Mario World ties in to the tease at the end of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, too — the game was the first to feature Mario's trusty steed, a dinosaur named Yoshi, who hatches from an egg in the game.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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If outdoor adventure with a steed companion is more your style, the Atlantic Fields O.P. team can organize a ride with one of Wagon Wheel Horse Farm’s friendly horses: Poncho, Shadow, Blondie, Dolly, and Bell.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The spa treatment menu incorporates Indigenous elements such as manuka honey, energizing greenstone (a type of jade), and thermal muds drawn from the surrounding volcanic landscape.—
Kendall Hill,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2025
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The broken bangle was remade into something else entirely: a smooth, curved jade pendant attached to a 22-karat gold chain.—
Sadiya Ansari Spandita Malik,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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There’s no better example of that than in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic, featuring the unbeaten mare Zenyatta.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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The book warns that cheese made from dog milk would cause a woman to deliver her baby prematurely and also notes that in some places, cheese was made from the milk of camels, mares and donkeys.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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The 5 Star Farm petting zoo — which has events listed on its website dating back more than 15 years — features animals like camels, ponies, llamas and more, according to its website.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2025
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The dead included a Nepalese citizen and a local Muslim pony ride operator.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Microsoft has been pushing Edge hard for some time now, with nags and security warnings to urge the vast majority of Windows users wedded to Chrome to the Edge.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Out magazine honoree is a nag, just someone in the way of a good time.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skate. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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