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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
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The ranch dressing takes it by the hand and skips merrily down the path of, if not deliciousness, at least something better than mediocre.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
Usa Today, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Out on Monstercat, the song is the title track from a five-song, no skips EP.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Transform your struggles into teaching moments or skip them entirely.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The ranch dressing takes it by the hand and skips merrily down the path of, if not deliciousness, at least something better than mediocre.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
Read the full Taurus Daily Horoscope Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
Have a skip in your step?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Out on Monstercat, the song is the title track from a five-song, no skips EP.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skip
Verb
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Later that afternoon, the trio will hop onto the festival’s large main stage, their melodies radiating out into the towering box canyon surrounding the town.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
5 July 2025
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Bradley’s dog often hops into the vehicle, a Vons employee named Elvis comes out for a smoke break, and others come and go.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Authorities believe around 170 people are still missing, the Associated Press reports.—
TJ Macias
July 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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The post was quickly deleted, and Buzzfeed issued an apology, acknowledging that the joke missed the mark.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Amazon $350 Target Sony’s hallowed WH-1000XM4 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) headphones have been bouncing up and down in price since the XM5 was released.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Choi sees a larger change coming to smartphones in the future that involves relying on AI agents to accomplish tasks, like watching a movie, sharing a recipe or booking a vacation, instead of bouncing between apps.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Vern Jumper, the courageous Navy commander who helped more than 3,000 Americans and South Vietnamese refugees flee Saigon during the final hours of the Vietnam War, died at home in La Mesa on July 4.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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That is starting to change, with US Space Force commanders now openly discussing their own ambitions for offensive and defensive counter-space weapons.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
Verb
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The conversation has put a spotlight on a dynamic that’s hard to ignore: how global leaders, especially from Western nations, talk about and to Africa.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
11 July 2025
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But Eufy is way more similar to my former dogs Biff and Frank, who generally ignored me and went about their own business.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
Verb
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However, oil and gas stocks rebounded sharply from their lows after Trump’s tariff announcement, with the Stoxx 600 Oil & Gas index now above its April 1 level.—
Matt Ward-Perkins,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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From reviewing each poll in the last six months, a pattern emerges among conservative voters in which support for the president declines then rebounds to its base level.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The Crystal Cup Finale will be attended by Ryder Cup European team captain Luke Donald and Solheim Cup winner Lexi Thompson, who are serving as official Crystal Cup ambassadors.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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At the center of Chicago’s youth movement is Connor Bedard, the 19-year-old center who’s already drawn comparisons to 37-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby for his playmaking on the ice.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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With Boone managing the American League after winning a pennant last season, there had been some assumptions that the skipper would/could pick Fried to start the exhibition.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
11 July 2025
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Former charter skipper Basil Symonette founded Bitter End in the late 1960s.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
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“Skip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skip. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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