skimmed (through)

past tense of skim (through)

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  • Brice McCracken, special agent in charge with the National Center for Explosives Training and Research, said crews generated 290 leads, completed 277 investigation reports and scanned through 14,000 documents over the last 12 days.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And in this year’s Superman, the sidekick pup Krypto was a digital version of director James Gunn’s own dog, Ozu, scanned for the role.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Skimmed (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimmed%20%28through%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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