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Recent Examples of skate
Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The ability to swim in the ocean or skate on a frozen lake is a gift, a license to partake in some of the joys of being alive.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
James Mirtle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Skating costs $17, and skate rental is $5.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Defenseman Keaton Verhoeff, who had a breakout campaign with the Victoria Royals in 2024-25 and could be a top-five pick himself, has signed on to skate at the University of North Dakota this fall.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The ability to swim in the ocean or skate on a frozen lake is a gift, a license to partake in some of the joys of being alive.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
He sports size-15 skates, which are almost impossible to find, and size-17 sneakers, larger than those worn by most NBA players.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Skating costs $17, and skate rental is $5.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skate
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Falsified results from the UK's equine lab The university also released a 32-page internal audit investigation that found Stanley falsified test results, failed to disclose outside work and mismanaged lab operations.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ride bareback on a steed into the Indian Ocean with the popular Swimming with Horses activity, try healing equine therapy with the gentle creatures or partake in yoga, massage or reiki that all involve horses.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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His hand, protectively ensconced in a sliding mitt, touched the bag before the tag.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Something, perhaps, based upon a sliding 63-point scale of credits and debits.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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When finished, fold the wires in half and stack them across each other, crossing the wires until a cob shape forms.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Sep. 2025
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The best way to eat corn is straight off the cob, dripping with butter and showered with coarse salt … or grilled to roasty, caramelized perfection and slathered with spicy lime mayo.—
Beth Dooley,
Boston Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The plane used by Alaska Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing when the door plug blew off the aircraft in mid-flight.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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When everyone leaves, remove the plug to drain the water for easy cleaning.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ride bareback on a steed into the Indian Ocean with the popular Swimming with Horses activity, try healing equine therapy with the gentle creatures or partake in yoga, massage or reiki that all involve horses.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But for all its stylistic brio and an overall mesmerizing look, in which even throwaway visuals (like the icy corpse of a solider frozen to his battlefield steed) sear themselves into your memory, Frankenstein remains the simple, direct story of a man and his nonbiological offspring.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Extras include gua sha (my holy grail), jade rollers, satin pillowcases, or even a label-maker for your product shelf.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Sep. 2025
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In one of her first scenes as Elsie — an influencer wed to Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), a pro football player who takes a rookie (Tyriq Withers) under his wing — Fox, in character, tells her followers to insert a jade egg in a certain body part.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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All five were of the same mare, shot between the 1860s and 1870s in the Zoological Society of London’s Zoo — making her both the first and last quagga ever photographed.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This is the epitome of mare e montagna (mountain and sea).—
Erica Firpo,
AFAR Media,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the 1960s, Ford popularized the pony car era by introducing the immensely popular Mustang.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sammy, with his pony tail and wedge cut, was behind the pill window handing out pill packets.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skate. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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