the boards
plural noun
US
: the low wooden wall that surrounds the playing surface in ice hockey
He crashed into the boards.
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Corgan’s production feels a little too flat and boxed-in to fully conjure the power of the era with Butch Vig behind the boards, but the guitar tones strike the right mix of gnarly and beautiful.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2024
Maxwell sits on the boards of cement data company Alcemy, transit software startup The Routing Company, and energy data firm Voltus, among others.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
Despite Reese’s efforts on the boards, the Sky fell to a disappointing loss against the Lynx, dropping the team to a 6-11 record on the season.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 1 July 2024
In a coincidence, Ryan and Carell, 61, trod the boards on Broadway this season — him in a revival of Uncle Vayna and her in a revival of John Patrick Shanley's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Doubt: A Parable.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Granlund had the puck on his stick to the right of the Sharks’ net when he was checked against the boards by Rust.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
This inspired the pivotal scene in the movie where Matt’s character Will, who works as a janitor at M.I.T., anonymously solves an impossible equation written on one of the boards while cleaning after hours.
—Ale Russian, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
Stat of the game: Colorado State battled the Broncos to a 29-29 tie on the boards, but the Rams got 23 points off the bench compared to eight for the Broncos.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2024
Joining longtime Stones producer Don Was behind the boards is Andrew Watt, the 32-year-old Grammy winner equally at home making pop smashes with Justin Bieber and Post Malone or bringing legacy rockers like Ozzy Osbourne and Iggy Pop back to prominence.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2023
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2024
Maxwell sits on the boards of cement data company Alcemy, transit software startup The Routing Company, and energy data firm Voltus, among others.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
Despite Reese’s efforts on the boards, the Sky fell to a disappointing loss against the Lynx, dropping the team to a 6-11 record on the season.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 1 July 2024
In a coincidence, Ryan and Carell, 61, trod the boards on Broadway this season — him in a revival of Uncle Vayna and her in a revival of John Patrick Shanley's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Doubt: A Parable.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Granlund had the puck on his stick to the right of the Sharks’ net when he was checked against the boards by Rust.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
This inspired the pivotal scene in the movie where Matt’s character Will, who works as a janitor at M.I.T., anonymously solves an impossible equation written on one of the boards while cleaning after hours.
—Ale Russian, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
Stat of the game: Colorado State battled the Broncos to a 29-29 tie on the boards, but the Rams got 23 points off the bench compared to eight for the Broncos.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2024
Joining longtime Stones producer Don Was behind the boards is Andrew Watt, the 32-year-old Grammy winner equally at home making pop smashes with Justin Bieber and Post Malone or bringing legacy rockers like Ozzy Osbourne and Iggy Pop back to prominence.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2023
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“The boards.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20boards. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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