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noun

plural of skate
as in steeds
a physically unsound horse

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verb

present tense third-person singular of skate
as in slides

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Recent Examples of skates
Noun
Tickets are required for anyone entering the ice-skating rink (skates included in admission). — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 Blake Coleman #20 of the Minnesota Wild skates against Vasily Podkolzin #92 of the Edmonton Oilers during the first period of the game at Rogers Place on October 20, 2026, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. — CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Earlier this year, in a locker room in Virginia, Patel, who is forty-six, laced his skates before a beer-league championship game at the MedStar Capitals Iceplex, in Arlington. — Richie McGinniss, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 There was speculation that Ovechkin would hang up his skates after last season. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 The rest of the team stays in the tunnel while the rookie hits the ice for warmups first and skates by himself for a couple of laps. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 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 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
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
  • Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert slides for a short gain against the Rams in the first half Sunday at SoFi Stadium.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Heading upward, these slides impart moments of ecstatic, unworldly levitation.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of slides
Noun
  • Animal rights activists have argued in favor of banning the industry for more than two decades, calling the work dangerous and inherently abusive to the equines.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Undomesticated equines could not stop it from happening.
    — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 June 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
  • These two colts were born roughly a month apart in the winter of 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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 5 Nov. 2026.

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