skimmer

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Recent Examples of skimmer Equally familiar to longtime skimmers of the report are her exhortations for why more tangible action is needed: the pace of progress is still too slow, sustainability cannot be viewed as a siloed function and the cost of inaction is greater than any expenditure to keep sustainability in motion. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025 The skimmer’s dual motors provide a respectable 2,061 gallons per hour (GPH) suction rate while propelling the V5 around the pool. PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025 These tactics mirror the ATM skimmer scam, where criminals place keypads designed to log keystrokes over an ATM to steal card information. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Using a spider skimmer, transfer the pig ears to a cutting board, cut crosswise into ¼-inch slices, and transfer to a platter. Jessica Liang, Saveur, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for skimmer
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Noun
  • Within days, a boater found a suitcase containing human legs floating in the bay, followed by two more suitcases over the next week, The Star-Ledger reported.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Officials learned the missing boater was Asher, according to the sheriff.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The sheet cake is poked with the handle end of a wooden spoon, creating big holes into which the lemon Jell-o (the glaze) was poured.
    Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • For something more funky and futuristic, Alessi’s polished steel spoon holder delivers an ideal blend of form and function.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Ultimately, Heraskevych does not regret his decision to compete wearing his helmet.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Of course, putting us in Dunk’s point of view starts with the helmet shot itself.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Every time stocks take a step back in reaction to bad news, a relentless wave of buy-the-dippers has sent them back upward again.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Dill pickle chips make great dippers and amplify the pickle flavor.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Singh, who would be our local guide, always wore the five traits of a pious Sikh man — uncut hair (symbolizing strength and holiness and topped by the identifying turban), a steel bracelet, wooden comb, sheathed dagger and a baggy undergarment dating back to the Sikhs’ warrior days on horses.
    Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
  • With Khamenei’s regime, and his life, on the line, the resistance instinct must be warring with the survival instinct beneath that black turban.
    Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • While quickly whisking the eggs, add a few ladles of the hot soup to the egg mixture to temper the mixture and bring it up to temperature without scrambling the eggs.
    Hailee Catalano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
  • One of the restaurant’s quirkier dishes, The Stretch, tops a bowl of hash browns and eggs with generous ladles of that chili.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The steel body, which was built by Carrozzeria Scaglietti, features aluminum for the hood, trunk panel, and doors, in deference to weight.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Stolz casually took off his hood and shook his fist in the air after crossing the finish line.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Perfect for pairing with a trip through their enormous salad bar and a scoop of mashed potatoes and creamed spinach (and timberline chili and mac and cheese), and one of their famous yeasty dinner rolls slathered with honey butter.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The starter box includes the first two weeks of food, custom instructions for you and your pup to help make the transition smooth, a handy scoop and puptainer to serve and hold your Ollie dog food.
    Trisha Easto, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026

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“Skimmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimmer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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