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Recent Examples of skatedDach skated down the left side, went around a defender, lost the puck, kicked it from his skate to his stick in front of the net and put it in.—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026 Foerster skated on a line with Trevor Zegras and Owen Tippett on the first line during the Flyers' morning skate Thursday, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia's Jordan Hall.—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 Greaves didn’t see Blue Jackets center Isac Lundeström heading his way, and when Lundeström skated past him, the puck glanced off his right skate and bounced into the net.—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skated
slid
Verb
So McCarthy slid into the DMs (direct messages) of Artemis 2 commander and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
The two interconnected frame pieces then slid into each other, with handy round rubber stickers on the legs to keep the steel from scratching the floor.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2026