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Recent Examples of skates
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The Sharks have even seen bigger crowds for their practices and morning skates at Sharks Ice.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2026
Burns also arrives to the rink lugging around his military-style backpack that’s stuffed with everything necessary to keep him on skates.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
There are pucks, signatures and skates everywhere.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Additionally, Greg likes nuts and cocoa, can toss a penny into a jar from across a room, and played minor league hockey, which will put him back on skates here.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Admission includes access to all of the necessary equipment, including rental skates, helmets, skate trainers and wrist guards.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Schultz siblings of Glenview, Emma, 8, a second-grader and Ava, 11, a fifth-grader, used the rink with Emma wearing skates and Ava confidently doing a leg lift skating trick while wearing gym shoes.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Strollers, skateboards, skates, stickers, balloons, markers.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
From one end skates Wisconsin, racking up upsets and scoring in flurries.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The Sharks have even seen bigger crowds for their practices and morning skates at Sharks Ice.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2026
Burns also arrives to the rink lugging around his military-style backpack that’s stuffed with everything necessary to keep him on skates.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
There are pucks, signatures and skates everywhere.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Additionally, Greg likes nuts and cocoa, can toss a penny into a jar from across a room, and played minor league hockey, which will put him back on skates here.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Admission includes access to all of the necessary equipment, including rental skates, helmets, skate trainers and wrist guards.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Schultz siblings of Glenview, Emma, 8, a second-grader and Ava, 11, a fifth-grader, used the rink with Emma wearing skates and Ava confidently doing a leg lift skating trick while wearing gym shoes.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Strollers, skateboards, skates, stickers, balloons, markers.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skates
Noun
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Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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But Thornton has just led me out the backdoor and uphill into an outdoor oasis big enough for a couple of steeds to still be hiding in the foliage.—
Culture Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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All week, Venus slides past the Pleiades after sunset, getting nearest on Thursday, April 23, a close conjunction that will have stargazers and astrophotographers out in force.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Except the moon, which suddenly slides out from behind a cloud.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That means many rules of the road for cars also apply to equines.—
Nick Sullivan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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American farms employed 26,493,000 equines in 1915.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pearl Is a Tiny, Piano-Playing Sensation Black Pearl — Pearl, to her fans — is one of nine mares on the Mini Therapy Horses team, a nonprofit based in California’s Santa Monica Mountains.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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The organization sends its team of nine mares to support hospital patients, first responders and schoolchildren through animal visits.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Several of the horses were fairly crazy stallions and one was blind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Apr. 2026
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Kelly Groenestijn - International Pet Photography Awards 2025 The encounter of two stallions early in the morning on a foggy January day this year gives the image a magical touch.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Skates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skates. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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