as in equine
a physically unsound horse
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Recent Examples of skate
Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
The women’s singles competition will conclude with the free skate on Friday, which begins at 6 p.m. ET.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
At this point the IOC is clearly not willing to entertain including Esports at the Olympics, where the focus is on seasonal events — skiing and skating at the Winter Games, swimming and track and field in the summer.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Crafted from supple suede, this low-top sneaker combines elements of skate, sport, and nostalgia, offering a striking yet streamlined silhouette that can be styled with almost anything.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
The women’s singles competition will conclude with the free skate on Friday, which begins at 6 p.m. ET.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
But the first goal ever scored by a Wild player in a preseason game came a few days earlier off the stick of Scott Pellerin, who in 1992 won the Hobey Baker Award given annually to college hockey’s top player while skating for Maine.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
At this point the IOC is clearly not willing to entertain including Esports at the Olympics, where the focus is on seasonal events — skiing and skating at the Winter Games, swimming and track and field in the summer.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skate
Verb
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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But what happens if the nation slides into an economic recession while Washington is cutting, not expanding, aid to states?—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Serves 4 Time 1 hour Corn Mexican Recipes Recipes by Cuisine Recipes by Ingredient Ingredients 3 ears field corn, or sweet corn, kernels cut from the cobs, cobs halved crosswise, divided Kosher salt 1 large bunch fresh chipilín leaves (8 oz.), stemmed, or 6 oz.—
Claudia Sántiz,
Saveur,
26 Feb. 2025
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On their menus: seafood bake, grilled street corn on the cob, coconut water, dips with chips, meat and cheese plates, a trio of sparkling cocktails and s’mores.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Detached palps act as both sperm delivery systems and physical mating plugs, blocking rival males from mating with the female.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Garden centers have plugs available in nursery flats now.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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As horse-girl fiction expanded into dragon-riding fiction over the past half century, this new interpretation of a steed and rider has continued to influence beauty-and-the-beast stories.—
Rebecca Scofield / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Their reliable steeds take you off into the hills for beautiful vistas overlooking the park and neighboring lands, without any of the noise or exhaust from a Jeep or ATV tour.—
Lisa Maloney,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2023
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My favorite take came from H. Moser & Cie., whose new Pop collection of minimalist wristwatches featured a truly offbeat selection of gems in contrasting pairings, including green jade with pink opal, lapis lazuli with lemon chrysoprase, and turquoise with coral.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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At the end of last year, Hublot added a bold twist to its muscular Classic Fusion model, unveiling dials crafted from lunar meteorite, pink jasper, turquoise, sodalite and nephrite jade.—
Milena Lazazzera,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Any critical observer of rodeos would’ve predicted that mare’s excruciatingly painful death.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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There’s no better example of that than in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic, featuring the unbeaten mare Zenyatta.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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And although stans were happy to celebrate the end of the Eternal Sunshine era with the new short film, they were especially shocked by Ariana’s choice to rock her signature pony—which gave us flashbacks to her Thank U, Next days.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2025
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While Wicked era Ariana solely relied on light sparkly makeup, Ariana is now seen wearing dramatic lashes, cat eye liner, and of course her 2018 high pony.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2025
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Microsoft has been pushing Edge hard for some time now, with nags and security warnings to urge the vast majority of Windows users wedded to Chrome to the Edge.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Out magazine honoree is a nag, just someone in the way of a good time.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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