skimmers

noun

plural of skimmer
1
as in boaters

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2
as in dippers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skimmers
  1. bowlers
  2. dippers
  3. helmets
  4. spoons
  5. hoods
  6. ladles
  7. toppers
  8. scoops
Noun
  • Australia’s strength in depth was emphasised by the four wickets being shared by four bowlers, with opening bowler Kim Garth the pick of them with one for 20 from four overs.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of bowlers
Noun
  • Try the homemade tartar sauce or another of our favorite seafood dippers.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
  • Serve with dippers such as pita bread, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, radishes, and/or and celery.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 16 June 2026
Definition of dippers
Noun
  • Emergency responders in tactical helmets were seen on scene along with more than a dozen law enforcement vehicles, video from CNN affiliate WOI showed.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Maybe, just maybe, this is how most future helmets would look.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of helmets
Noun
  • Bodum is offering free plastic spoons and warning stickers to people who have these coffee makers at home.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Testing spoons stored in a manner where lip contact surface contamination could happen when employee grabs the spoon from container.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of spoons
Noun
  • Clean grease from cooking surfaces, range hoods, and filters.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Police and the El Paso, Texas, branch of the NAACP are condemning a group of people, possibly including youths, who were shown wearing Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods in viral social media videos.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of hoods
Noun
  • Our chef ladles out bowls of harira, a thick tomato-y soup spiked with beans, herbs, and spices.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Load up each bowl with a few good ladles, slurping every drop with an assist from crusty bread or warm rice.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of ladles
Noun
  • Slipcovers and sofa toppers move from utilitarian to design-forward.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • However, the festival toppers stress that this doesn’t mean any attention will be taken away from Japanese titles.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of toppers
Noun
  • Two flies landed on clean ice cream scoops at the front counter.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Legendary reporter Bob Woodward is revealing the sources behind his biggest scoops.
    — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of scoops
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