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skates 1 of 2

noun

plural of skate
as in steeds
a physically unsound horse

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skates

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verb

present tense third-person singular of skate
as in slides

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Recent Examples of skates
Noun
On Sunday, the 6-foot-5 goaltender was wearing Stuart Skinner’s skates and Connor Ingram’s glove, blocker, pads and mask. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Between skates, wheels and bearings, along with travel expenses like flights and lodging, fundraising is a major part of the sport. — Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 But instead of having his skates and stick, Forsling had a baseball in his hand. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 Celebrini has been at Sharks Ice this week, taking part in informal skates with a handful of his teammates, including new defensemen Darnell Nurse and Jacob Trouba. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 Come in the dog days of August, sure, but don’t miss a chance to return for PumpkinFest in autumn, or to slice your skates over Winnisquam’s frozen surface come January. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 For the dozens of NHL, minor league and college players who make their off-season homes in Minnesota, informal morning skates at various arenas throughout the Twin Cities have been going on for decades. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 July 2026 Monaghan’s character is also getting back on her feet — on ice skates. — Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 2 July 2026 In testing, the skates performed well on desk surfaces (and a variety of other spots, including my pants leg). — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skates
  1. steeds
  2. slides
  3. equines
  4. mares
  5. colts
  6. stallions
Noun
  • From guiding the station steeds to standing watch while firefighters battled flames, Dalmatians became loyal partners in some of America’s earliest fire stations.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Here, such extended sequences of cowboys steering their steeds and working their land feel rushed.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Definition of steeds
Verb
  • One more try and the orchestra slides up the expressive contrast a few notches to intensify the feeling of lurching from mood to mood.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Cook until the edges/sides/tips are very dark brown and a paring knife easily slides in and out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of slides
Noun
  • Undomesticated equines could not stop it from happening.
    — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 June 2026
  • While filming the 2015 miniseries Texas Rising in Mexico, Fraser noticed a horse being picked on by other equines.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of equines
Noun
  • The mares are now shunning poor Valentine, which Puckett hopes is only temporary.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mares
Noun
  • For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Definition of colts
Noun
  • Down at the bottom of the hill, Butch was sitting in the grass among a dozen or more stallions.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Mares use this land as a nursery, stallions retreat there to recover from injuries caused by fighting, and old horses go deep into the marsh to lay themselves to rest.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
Definition of stallions

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“Skates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skates. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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