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Recent Examples of skates
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Strollers, skateboards, skates, stickers, balloons, markers.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
For one rare, beautiful day, Americans rallied around sticks and skates.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
The crowd erupts as soon as her skates meet the ice.
—Katie Gunderman, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
Tickets are $13, and skates are $5 to rent.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Iceboats run on blades, like giant skates, which are sometimes sharpened with belt sanders.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
Two thousand of them took their first steps in skates.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
Jim Hughes, father of Quinn, Jack and Luke, runs the skates.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
Roller Derby Roller Star Skates are affordable skates designed with the needs of roller derby players in mind.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Strollers, skateboards, skates, stickers, balloons, markers.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
For one rare, beautiful day, Americans rallied around sticks and skates.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
The crowd erupts as soon as her skates meet the ice.
—Katie Gunderman, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
Tickets are $13, and skates are $5 to rent.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Iceboats run on blades, like giant skates, which are sometimes sharpened with belt sanders.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
Two thousand of them took their first steps in skates.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
Jim Hughes, father of Quinn, Jack and Luke, runs the skates.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 21 Feb. 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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The steeds that started out gray but got painted hot pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Business owners selling products like rotary phones or needlepoint kits are seeing their revenue rise while the average costumer age slides.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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The sternum strap slides up and down along a moderate range, and the backpanel length features a standard Velcro adjustment system.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bred with stronger British mares, these thoroughbreds define the sport.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Wohlfeil’s decision noted that between the 2024 and 2025 rodeos, the rodeo management team adjusted the rules to not permit the use of electric prods — which had drawn criticism — and also to bar the use of mares known to be pregnant.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 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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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
Cite this Entry
“Skates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skates. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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