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as in to miss
to fail to attend
the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach
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as in commander
a person in overall command of a ship
the skip's barking orders again
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Recent Examples of skip
Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
The veteran reported to camp Sunday after skipping the first four practices and parts of the offseason program.
—Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Usa Today, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Speaking of touch controls, Sony designed the best in the business, offering intuitive swipes for volume and song skips, and responsive taps for basic playback and calling.
—Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 9 July 2025
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Verb
Deion Sanders is fresh off of beating bladder cancer, but the Colorado Buffaloes head coach has not skipped a beat.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
The veteran reported to camp Sunday after skipping the first four practices and parts of the offseason program.
—Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Is there a skip in your step?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Speaking of touch controls, Sony designed the best in the business, offering intuitive swipes for volume and song skips, and responsive taps for basic playback and calling.
—Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skip
Verb
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Rather than forcing customers to sign up for a regular Sling subscription, which starts at $45.99 a month (with half off upon sign-up), the company is offering a way to hop on and off for big games, tournaments or series.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
12 Aug. 2025
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TVLine hopped on a Zoom with Sweeney to discuss how LEGO Masters Jr. builds major drama, her most recent Days of Our Lives encore, and what’s ahead for the busy-busy actress at Hallmark Channel.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
11 Aug. 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Don't miss these Four Wisconsin nursing homes have been ordered into receivership after racking up 384 complaints and accumulating around $900,000 in fines.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The challenge properly starts the next day, and basically immediately, the contestants who aren’t Jesus and Antonio start complaining about Jesus and Antonio, who are essentially working together at the same table, bouncing ideas off each other and swapping construction techniques.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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Long wait times, endless tests and bouncing from one specialist to another while relaying the same lengthy medical history over and over.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Residents at the Slate Apartment complex in Bellevue evacuated a 12-unit block shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday due to what Nashville Fire Department’s Aaron Haddix, the commander on scene, said was called in as an appliance fire.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
16 Aug. 2025
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National Guard patrol provokes insults, approvals National Guardsmen first appeared on this deployment in front of the Washington Monument on Aug. 12, according to photos posted by commanders and news reports.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Somehow the checkers are ignoring the fact that Trump was referring to the five-year period.—
John R. Lott Jr,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Or Joe Biden when Putin ignored his warnings and invaded Ukraine in 2022.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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While tribal casinos throughout the U.S. have rebounded since the pandemic and are reporting their largest revenues ever, advocates are stressing the need for tribes to diversify their income.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Private jet flying, as tracked by ARGUS and WingX, has rebounded after two years of slight declines and is approaching the record levels seen in 2022.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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There would also therefore be a strong case for the England captain Leah Williamson, who was imperious withstanding countless waves of attack from FC Barcelona and Spain in those two finals.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Each ship has a captain and roughly 20 crew members, depending on the size.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Benches cleared during a chaotic eighth inning at Angel Stadium on Tuesday night, leading to a war of words between Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy and interim Los Angeles skipper Ray Montgomery.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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The alternative is chartering your own boat with a skipper and staff, as well as drinks and snacks.—
JOE YOGERST,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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“Skip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skip. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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