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sled

[sled] / slɛd /
NOUN
sleigh
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Northern sled dogs became compact and heavily coated for cold conditions, while hunting dogs near the equator tended to be leaner and better suited to heat.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

The actor added that he imagined turning the fictional home into a “movie fun house” where people could sled down the stairs just like Kevin does in the movie.

From MarketWatch Mar. 2, 2026

Lauryn Williams won a gold medal on the track in the 2012 London Games and a silver on the back of Taylor’s sled two years later in Sochi.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

Only one person competes, pushing the sled at the start and piloting down the course at speeds of 70 to 80 mph.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2026

The dogs always know direction but this was before I learned to trust them—learned to understand that lead dogs know more than the person on the sled.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

They are mounted on sleds and fired down a track to make sure they remain structurally sound when subjected to 16 times the force of gravity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Army Green Berets lumbered through a northern Swedish pine forest, struggling not to fall on their brand new skis as they dragged sleds over hills and frozen creeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

He later went on to become a four-time Olympian, and designed the sleds on which many of Britain's early skeleton medallists achieved their Olympic success.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

As sleds descended the hills of Central Park, traders hunting for an edge ventured outside to take measurements of snowfall accumulation on parked cars.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

"Why did you squirt Silly String all over your sleds?"

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene

The three spies soon parachuted successfully to the ground, landing in waist-high snow, and sledded downhill, heading toward Innsbruck.

From Washington Post Mar. 8, 2022

"I’ve been trying to juggle," she said as her 7-year-old sledded on the hill outside and her 4-year-old didn’t want to go out.

From Fox News Jan. 7, 2022

We sledded when we would’ve been chipping ice.

From Washington Times Feb. 8, 2021

In winter, children sledded on the slopes and skated on the frozen pond.

From New York Times Oct. 7, 2014

“We sledded all the way to Big Creek,” I told him.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

The partnership between people and dogs became especially specialized in the Arctic, where Indigenous communities developed highly sophisticated cultures centered on dog sledding.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

And after some tough early sledding, it has grown into one of the top 10 leagues in the world, with five teams valued by Forbes at more than $1 billion.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

While winning that case would be uphill sledding, the report may have ultimately been a useful development for him.

From Slate Apr. 25, 2026

While official counts are still being tallied, states have reported dozens of deaths as a result of hypothermia, car crashes, and sledding accidents.

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

I think it would be great if sledding were always enough, but it isn’t.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky




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