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Recent Examples of glove
With the bases loaded and two out in the seventh, Minnesota missed a chance to blow the game open when Correa’s knock to right held up long enough for Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger to glove it.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
The actress paired the look with dangling diamond earrings and black opera gloves with a ring on her finger.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
Hellebuyck, with 22 saves, came through with his biggest game and best moments, most notably gloving Thomas Harley’s second-period slot shot with a desperate, windmill save.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 16 May 2025
If not for Kevin Orie’s failure to glove a Ricky Gutierrez grounder leading off the third, which was ruled a hit, Wood might have had a no-hitter to boot.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
The actress paired the look with dangling diamond earrings and black opera gloves with a ring on her finger.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
Hellebuyck, with 22 saves, came through with his biggest game and best moments, most notably gloving Thomas Harley’s second-period slot shot with a desperate, windmill save.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 16 May 2025
If not for Kevin Orie’s failure to glove a Ricky Gutierrez grounder leading off the third, which was ruled a hit, Wood might have had a no-hitter to boot.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glove
Verb
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Paparazzi await, enough for security to rope them off.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Metro Transit also roped in social service providers and prosecutors to focus specifically on the Green Line corridor last year.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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Observers have also blamed the government for Transnet’s operational failures, arguing that the company is trapped by structural constraints that management alone cannot resolve.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Anyone who observes a child or pet trapped in a hot vehicle is urged to call 911.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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PlayMonster Spoons in a Case What better way to spend time together as a family or with loved ones on Easter than viciously snatching utensils from one another in a heated game of 'Spoons'?—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2026
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Following Odsonne Édouard's second-half equalizer, Tosin snatched three points for Lorient in the 65th minute, fluffing his initial attempt before rounding the Lens goalkeeper to score.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Leave Grass Clippings In Place Lawn experts recommend leaving grass clippings in place on the lawn rather than bagging and removing the cuttings.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Adolescence‘s awards streak continues after the Netflix series bagged six nominations at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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So grab your Kindle or take a trip to the bookstore, because your TBR is about to get a lot longer.—
De Elizabeth,
Glamour,
17 Mar. 2026
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Gui Santos put up 18 points and four rebounds, and Gary Payton II continued his strong run of play on the offensive side of the ball by scoring 15 and grabbing six rebounds.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Soto scored on Guerrero’s double in a four-run fourth, hooking an arm around catcher Dong Won Park with a head-first slide.—
Kristie Rieken,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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From his first run with the Academy Awards arranging team in 2008, Walden was hooked; the job seamlessly blended his favorite parts about film scoring and classical composing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Last season, the team netted 30 goals through four rounds before the state semifinal.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The second trip, of course, went disastrously wrong, but less than a year later, Prager, Cochise, and two other crew members made the run for the third time in as many years, this time netting close to 10,000 pounds of product and successfully running it to Florida.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Playing in the Salt Lake City arena where Michael Jordan iced his final NBA championship, Northwestern guard Bryant McIntosh scored a game-high 25 points, nailing 10 of 16 from the field and two game-winning free throws.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Banchero’s impact The Magic forward missed his first two 3-pointers but nailed a pair from distance to post 17 points in the first half.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glove. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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