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a physically unsound horse
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Recent Examples of skate
Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Gabriel Landeskog wears the small sensors in the insoles of his skates for practices and games.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
It’s known as the place where Olympian Shawn White learned to skate and Team USA skater Bryce Wettstein donated a 10-foot size half-pipe.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
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Noun
After a few moments of battling, Tourigny appeared to snap and stomp — with a skate on, mind you — right on top of Humphreys' foot multiple times.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Gabriel Landeskog wears the small sensors in the insoles of his skates for practices and games.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Verb
When the Costa Mesa Skatepark opened 20 years ago, it was hailed as one of the premier places to skate, drawing people from near and far.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
It’s known as the place where Olympian Shawn White learned to skate and Team USA skater Bryce Wettstein donated a 10-foot size half-pipe.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skate
Noun
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Meyer's image reveals the dark equine silhouette of opaque dust for which the nebula is named, backlit by glowing hydrogen gas energized by the ultraviolet radiation of nearby stars.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
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Its Prancing Horse logo (which, incidentally, stems from the same origins as Porsche’s own equine badge mascot) has been seen billions of times by billions of people.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The elastic bands also make the sandals easy to slide on for airport security, quick coffee runs, or poolside lounging.—
Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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The first goal came after winger Robinson lost the ball in midfield and Senegalese striker Nicolas Jackson was allowed to run from the halfway line to the box, eventually sliding a pass through to captain Sadio Mane, who was never going to make a mistake on a chance like that.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
Noun
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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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Cut each cob in half for buffet-sized servings.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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Turns out Raman’s campaign was trying to persuade her to pull the plug as well.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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By 2021, with Holland out and nothing but a few teaser clips, Netflix pulled the plug on the series, then wrote off over $55 million in costs.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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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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Along with nourishing facials and massage, there are mindful services featuring meditation and sleep-enhancing techniques, and exclusive treatments that massage with heated jade stones, crystals, or the traditional Irish Shillelagh wooden stick.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Every day, visitors arrive to dress in robes richly embroidered with phoenixes and adorn themselves with jade and pearl pendants and gold fingernail guards like those worn in imperial China.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 May 2026
Noun
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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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Enjoy live entertainment, games, inflatables, pony rides and more.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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After excelling in pony eventing as a teenager, Ingham was looking for the next step up but didn’t have the resources required.—
Danielle Rossingh,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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“Skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skate. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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