Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skive
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Fred’s highlight this season has been shaving his beard.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 May 2025 -
Inside the prison, they were forced to kneel as their heads were shaved by guards.—
Nidia Cavazos,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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In the southern Sierra, the dense rocks had the strongest inherent stripes and were shown to have already sheared away from the crust, whereas in the central region this process appears to be ongoing.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Nearly all the materials used to build the lodge were sourced locally: pine harvested sustainably from the surrounding forests, wool sheared from the sheep that graze in the pastures outside, stone from nearby quarries.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations was succinct in summing up the state of the club’s pitching, which has once again been whittled by injuries.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Johnson’s team will then interview the applicants to whittle them down to a group of finalists by early July, according to the city report.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2025
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The situation could start to resemble the lead-up to World War II, which partially resulted from the collapse of the League of Nations and the failure of European powers to nip German expansionism in the bud.—
ALLISON CARNEGIE,
Foreign Affairs,
14 May 2025
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Owners should train their puppies not to bite or nip.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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The spacecraft docked with the zenith port of the station's Harmony module a day later, delivering around 6,700 pounds (3,040 kilograms) of food, equipment and scientific experiments to the station.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
22 May 2025
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The damaged vessel is now docked at Pier 36 in Manhattan.—
Ed Shanahan,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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His videos, paring down the frog, or fleshy, central toe on the underside of a hoof, or painting on polish, regularly get hundreds of millions of views.—
Sarah Maslin Nir,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Tesla shares had briefly risen 3.3% on the comments but later pared gains to trade up about 1%.—
Andrew Mills,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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To avoid disturbing the roots of the remaining plants, snip off the competing seedlings rather than pulling them out of the ground.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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Anne Hathaway dazzled in the jeweler’s Cosmic Vault Necklace, featuring a 123-carat sapphire — prices on request, snipped the jeweler’s reps.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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Dorothy had her hair done, The Tinman got oiled up, The Scarecrow got brand new straws, and The Cowardly Lion had his mane curled and his claws clipped.—
Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Our top picks Runner-Up: SoulCycle At-Home Bike, $2,500 Shop the best exercise bikes Ready to clip in?—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
28 May 2025
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“Skive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skive. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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