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Recent Examples of skatedDach skated down the left side, went around a defender, lost the puck, kicked it from his skate to his stick in front of the net and put it in.—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026 Foerster skated on a line with Trevor Zegras and Owen Tippett on the first line during the Flyers' morning skate Thursday, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia's Jordan Hall.—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 Greaves didn’t see Blue Jackets center Isac Lundeström heading his way, and when Lundeström skated past him, the puck glanced off his right skate and bounced into the net.—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skated
slid
Verb
When the referee went down, Sikoa slid a chair in and tried to goad Keys into using it.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Shares in Europe are tracking Asian markets' overnight declines after South Korea's benchmark Kospi index slid more than 6% on Friday, retreating from a fresh record high above 8,000, as broader Asia-Pacific markets fell.