as in equine
a physically unsound horse
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Recent Examples of skate
Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
On Saturday, after Florida’s morning skate before playing the Buffalo Sabres, Ekbald spoke to the media for the first time since the league announced his suspension on March 10.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Sunday was the first game Reinhart had not played in the past three seasons for Florida, having skated in all 285 games (regular season and playoffs) since the start of the 2022-23 season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In two starts since Merzlikins left a morning skate early and was said by the club to be injured, Greaves has stopped 61 of 63 shots to lead the Blue Jackets to two must-wins.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
On Saturday, after Florida’s morning skate before playing the Buffalo Sabres, Ekbald spoke to the media for the first time since the league announced his suspension on March 10.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
Aube-Kubel, for example, has now skated alongside three of the seven players he’s fought in the NHL.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Sunday was the first game Reinhart had not played in the past three seasons for Florida, having skated in all 285 games (regular season and playoffs) since the start of the 2022-23 season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skate
Verb
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The project steps back just one space, sliding from No. 48 to No. 49.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Typically, investors rush to the bond market in times of economic uncertainty, but in recent weeks bond prices have slid and yields have risen — signs investors are rattled by the impact of Trump administration policies.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Kids were on shucking duty, while the adults were in charge of cutting the corn off the cob.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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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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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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One teammate started swiftly, only to get bucked off her steed at the final spin.—
Daniel Eduardo Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 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
Noun
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The jade is naturally cool to the touch, soothing from the get-go, and the rounded shape lends to relaxing, circular massaging.—
Allure,
Allure,
14 Apr. 2025
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The sentiment, written by Esther Simplot, is etched into a slab of green Hells Canyon jade at the entrance to the park’s Friendship Island.—
Dana Oland,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The irony of that is that viewers know next season won’t be about ponies and rainbows.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Celebrate the end of Ramadan with halal food vendors, pony rides, a multicultural bazaar and performance from Palestinian rapper MC Abdul.—
Nadia Lopez,
Axios,
3 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 2 May. 2025.
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