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as in to miss
to fail to attend
the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach
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as in commander
a person in overall command of a ship
the skip's barking orders again
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Recent Examples of skip
Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Macular degeneration is a great excuse to skip press events.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Anyone offended by an f-bomb—or dozens of them—might want to give this one a skip.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Often, Reilly would skip his meal if Jane wasn’t there to feed him.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Macular degeneration is a great excuse to skip press events.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
Take a hop and a skip outside the USA and find yourself in British Columbia at Whistler Blackcomb.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Anyone offended by an f-bomb—or dozens of them—might want to give this one a skip.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skip
Verb
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The beer is double dry hopped with nelson, citra and motueka hops.—
Erik Ofgang,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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On our sailing, guests would say farewell or hop on for the first time at every port.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
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Walmart and its sister chain, Walmart Neighborhood Market, narrowly missed the top 10, ranking at No. 11 and No. 12, respectively. Kroger, which owns Food 4 Less, Foods Co. and Ralphs stores in California, landed near the bottom of the Retailer Preference Index rankings at No. 17.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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During that span, the Panthers failed to win more than four district games in a season, missing the playoffs by a wide margin.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Jan. 2025
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During the interview process, McCoy expressed a desire to consult veterans of the police department and bounce his ideas off them to gauge what approaches have been tried in the past and which ones worked well.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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At some point the classical simulation will just fail because bouncing balls will never be able to replicate the peculiar quantum mechanical laws obeyed by sub-atomic particles.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Mission commander Cai and Song completed multiple tasks before returning to the Wentian module airlock, according to China's human spaceflight agency, including the installation of space debris protection devices and inspecting the exterior of the space station.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Cha also denied testimony by military commanders involved in the martial law declaration who said Yoon and his top aides ordered the arrest of some members of parliament who had politically clashed with the president.—
Reuters,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Modeste says ignoring mental health will no longer cut it, so parents should have open and honest discussions about it.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
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Peter, on the other hand, is approaching it in a very old fashioned, very masculine, frankly, way of burying it, ignoring it, and that doesn’t often work.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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McCaffrey rebounded from an opening-series fumble in last year’s Super Bowl to produce 80 yards both rushing and receiving in the 25-22 overtime loss to the Chiefs. 2.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Pensacola, which saw nine inches of snow last week, will rebound to a range of low-50s mornings to highs in the 60s and 70 by Friday.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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Demaree, who was a captain in the U.S. Army and saw such drudgery firsthand, cofounded Onebrief in 2019, getting some traction after convincing lower-rung officers that his product could automate updates to the vast planning process.—
David Jeans,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2025
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As a team captain, Mahomes is a strong pick when choosing a jersey.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Heck, even longtime AL skipper Terry Francona came out of retirement to manage the Reds.—
Eno Sarris,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Some of the current’s skipper’s quotes post-Melbourne suggested a man preparing the red-ball carpet entrance for the last time.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Skip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skip. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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