skims (through)

present tense third-person singular of skim (through)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skims (through)
Verb
  • The software scans for visible firearms and sends an alert whenever a potential threat appears.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Their solution, ActiveGuard, scans an organization’s infrastructure 24/7 to map cryptographic systems and enable quantum-safe upgrades.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • King peruses several cookbooks before settling on Richard Olney’s Lulu’s Provencal Table.
    Elizabeth Wellington, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Deputy Public Works Director Carlos Zepeda said the department’s staff inspects the parks on a regular basis, looking out for things that need immediate fixes.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The cleanup specialist inspects the code.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Skims (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skims%20%28through%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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