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Recent Examples of skates
Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
MacKinnon didn’t even take a shot in Game 3, yet Colorado won 4-2 with two goals bouncing in off the skates of Kings forward Adrian Kempe and goalie Anton Forsberg while another was scored into an empty net.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The Mayor is a terrier on skates, a holy terror.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
That became clear within seconds of putting the skates on.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
From one end skates Wisconsin, racking up upsets and scoring in flurries.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The Sharks have even seen bigger crowds for their practices and morning skates at Sharks Ice.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2026
Burns also arrives to the rink lugging around his military-style backpack that’s stuffed with everything necessary to keep him on skates.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
There are pucks, signatures and skates everywhere.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
After being out-skated early, the Ducks settled into their skates, surmounting both shot and goal to deficits to run the shot count to 24-17 and even the score, 2-2, through 40 minutes.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
MacKinnon didn’t even take a shot in Game 3, yet Colorado won 4-2 with two goals bouncing in off the skates of Kings forward Adrian Kempe and goalie Anton Forsberg while another was scored into an empty net.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The Mayor is a terrier on skates, a holy terror.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
That became clear within seconds of putting the skates on.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
From one end skates Wisconsin, racking up upsets and scoring in flurries.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The Sharks have even seen bigger crowds for their practices and morning skates at Sharks Ice.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2026
Burns also arrives to the rink lugging around his military-style backpack that’s stuffed with everything necessary to keep him on skates.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
There are pucks, signatures and skates everywhere.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skates
Noun
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Those 6 and older are allowed to ride their gentle steeds solo, and a short lesson is included.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The clear coconut daiquiri slides down particularly easily.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dirty tracks harbor grit that can transfer back onto the glass and even interfere with how smoothly the door slides.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While filming the 2015 miniseries Texas Rising in Mexico, Fraser noticed a horse being picked on by other equines.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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That means many rules of the road for cars also apply to equines.—
Nick Sullivan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The animals live in small social groups — typically one stallion with several mares and their young — alongside separate bands of younger males.—
Derek Gatopoulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Pearl Is a Tiny, Piano-Playing Sensation Black Pearl — Pearl, to her fans — is one of nine mares on the Mini Therapy Horses team, a nonprofit based in California’s Santa Monica Mountains.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Several of the horses were fairly crazy stallions and one was blind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Apr. 2026
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Kelly Groenestijn - International Pet Photography Awards 2025 The encounter of two stallions early in the morning on a foggy January day this year gives the image a magical touch.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Skates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skates. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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