Thesaurus results for RUBBER

rubber

noun

Definition of rubber

as in volley

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Recent Examples of rubber Bright, beautiful neoprene mats accommodate four players, are easy to clean and feature a rubber nonslip backing. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Leave the cleaning solution to soak on the rubber gasket for about 5 to 10 minutes. — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026 The sound of rubber sneakers screeching against hard floor inundates the corridors of a sports center tucked in the suburbs of Zurich. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026 Accessing the internals requires prying off the PC’s rubber feet, which are glued over the screws that hold the detachable bottom of the case in place. — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rubber

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber

Noun

If access to divorce has removed the net from our tennis game, for the one percent, the proceedings have turned into Sincaraz-level volleys.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Paul Marie flicked a ball off the outside of his foot to Judd, who scored on a volley from the edge of the 6-yard box to give the Earthquakes a 3-0 lead in the 29th.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of volley

Noun

Election runoff in Brazil Senator Flavio Bolsonaro rose to a surprise lead over leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, setting the nation up for a sharp shift to the right.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
If no candidate wins more than half of valid votes on Sunday, the two with the most votes advance to an October 25 runoff.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of runoff

Noun

When the counterweight drops, its momentum raises the other end of the seesaw, tossing the sling up in a big arc.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
There was a big field behind the house with a playground, along the road each way were signs depicting kids on a seesaw.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of seesaw

Noun

This was the opening game of the round-robin Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy competition between Air Force (3-1), Navy (1-3) and Army.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
The Australian academic competed in breaking’s Olympic debut and went winless across her three round-robin matchups.

— Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of round-robin

Noun

The drummer said she was distressed by the paucity of water stations available, and feared the triple-digit heat was a risk for fans.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
There’s also the heating and cooling system, wherein heat generated by the hotel’s air-conditioning units is used to produce hot water rather than being released into the atmosphere.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of heat

Noun

Pic follows Evans in the 10 days after bassist Scott LaFaro’s sudden death as grief, addiction and creative paralysis threaten to silence one of jazz’s great innovators.

— Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Lindsey Graham had won a primary for the seat just weeks before his sudden death, and Darline Graham then won a subsequent special primary to be on the ballot in November.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sudden death

Noun

State of the race in Kansas A series of independent polls have portrayed the race as a dead heat.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
Polls in this race have not been in agreement, with some showing Moody well in the lead and others showing Nixon coming close to a dead heat.

— Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of dead heat

Noun

The 29-year-old Lyles won gold in the 100 at Paris in a photo finish, narrowly edging out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson and becoming the first American man to win the Olympic sprint since Justin Gatlin in 2004.

— Zack Pierce, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
This time the 11-10 favorite found himself on the wrong side of a five-horse photo finish.

— Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026