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as in flips
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner
I'll just skim through a few styling magazines and see if something interesting catches my eye
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as in flows
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
a lone hang glider skimming along just above the treetops
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as in brushes
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
her hand just barely skimmed the wall as she ran down the hallway
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as in peeks
to take a quick or hasty look
he impatiently skimmed through the book, looking for the specific passage he remembered seeing
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The Kansas City Royals find themselves in a tight American League wild-card race as the calendar flips to September.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025 -
This association flips the script on hypertension.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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Raft the Animas River Colorado’s world-famous whitewater includes the Animas River, which flows by Durango.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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The water condenses on the glass and flows down a tube to emerge as fresh, drinkable water.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Mayor brushes off turmoil amid scandals Adams became the first sitting New York City mayor to be indicted on criminal charges last fall after federal prosecutors accused him of taking lavish flights and hotel stays from Turkish businessmen and officials for more than a decade.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Aug. 2025
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Many people only think of insects as pollinators, but pollen also can be spread by a furry chipmunk or even a human who brushes by a low-growing flower and picks up pollen on her shoe.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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The light usually bounces from her mélange of expensive jewelry, which can be a mix of David Webb Lucite and diamond cuffs with elegant antique Victorian chains inlaid with stones to her own designs of diamonds and gold.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
Footwear News,
25 Aug. 2025
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But the show lightly bounces between these observations, with only Seth Rogen’s inept but earnest studio head as the constant.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
23 Aug. 2025
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That way the boot peeks out slightly, without needing to be the center of attention.—
Aemilia Madden,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
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Meghan Markle is back with more recipes, peeks into her personal life and celebrity guests.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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With two pairs of legs to each ring, the new species glides around on 160 legs.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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On the 25th, Venus glides into Leo, spotlighting your financial world and your sense of self-worth.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
24 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Elba’s co-star Rebecca Ferguson blew kisses around the room in the Sala Grande Theater.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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On the tilted path, just inside the gate, Tamsin kisses her mother’s cheek very close to the lips.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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In another development, Northwestern University chemists developed a groundbreaking method that skips the time-consuming step of sorting plastics and directly converts stubborn single-use plastics into useful products like fuels, waxes, and lubricants.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The video then skips ahead to a bruised Bond racing toward a car to chase the bellhop, initiating the first look at vehicular action gameplay.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Skims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skims. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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