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Stops along the way include the restaurant where promoter Leo A. Seltzer drew up the plan for the sport of roller derby, the former homes of defunct roller rinks, roller skate factories and the Montgomery Ward mail-order warehouse where employees traversed the large space wearing skates.
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Sylvan Lebrun, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
The teams who lose the Soto derby will, in theory, have plenty of money to spend elsewhere on their 2025 rosters.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
The night before the derby took place, the AMFF’s curator handed me a 60-year-old Farlow’s Midge.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2024
Josh Allen is getting the ball out quicker, offensive linemen among top performers
Jordan Chiles files second appeal in case for her Olympic bronze medal
Mbappe to be assessed ahead of Madrid derby after minor thigh problem
LeBrun rumblings: How high will Rangers go on Shesterkin?
—New York Times, 24 Sep. 2024
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Sylvan Lebrun, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
The teams who lose the Soto derby will, in theory, have plenty of money to spend elsewhere on their 2025 rosters.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
The night before the derby took place, the AMFF’s curator handed me a 60-year-old Farlow’s Midge.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2024
Josh Allen is getting the ball out quicker, offensive linemen among top performers
Jordan Chiles files second appeal in case for her Olympic bronze medal
Mbappe to be assessed ahead of Madrid derby after minor thigh problem
LeBrun rumblings: How high will Rangers go on Shesterkin?
—New York Times, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derby
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Plastic bowler hats in the red and white of the Saint George’s Cross were given out and beer was served in two-pint glasses.Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
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The story about her mom’s authentic British bowler hat?Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 July 2024
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After lunch, Gogi, who is wearing a too-small North Face baseball cap, sits in the garden beside a grandson playing on his phone.Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
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Benji paused, rubbing the edge of his baseball cap and pursing his lips.Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Kids bonnets and caps were listed for $1.50 to $10.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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Still, accessories added a whimsical touch, including precious bonnets, crowns and headpieces crafted by artist Patrizia Benedetta Fratus, daughter of the protagonist of the movie Maria Teresa Brescianini.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ball caps, Stetsons and sombreros, baby strollers, toasters and Crock-Pots, lucha libre masks, belts and shoes burst from open storefronts and vendors’ sidewalk card tables.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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For many, the brand represents family dinners, sizzling fajitas, and birthday celebrations under oversized sombreros—a specific slice of the past that’s hard to replicate.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The fuzzy Grinch slippers went beneath the cot, next to his boots and construction helmet.Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Isabela Merced is shown flying in the sky as Hawkgirl, wearing another comic-accurate look with her costume and helmet.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sitting on a staircase decked out in holiday cheer, Johnson looked festive in a fedora, scarf, and coat.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Bob Dylan’s wide-brimmed —and Manuel Cuevas designed and embellished — fedora hat worn during his Rolling Thunder Revue concert tour in 1975.Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2024
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Residents who live near a fishing location, spend a lot of time near the water or are avid boaters are encouraged to get involved.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
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His hope is that rafting outfitters might find a way to continue to offer float trips on the new river, and that those boaters would use the future store as a resupply station.Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
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Her look was completed by Akira boots, a diamond necklace and a white Stetson cowboy hat.Renan Botelho, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
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Donning blond braids and an all-white outfit with a matching fluffy cowboy hat, the singer poses as the cactus lights up.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Derby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derby. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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