skip 1 of 2

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as in to hop
to move with a light springing step children skipping along the woodland path

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2
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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3
as in to bounce
to strike and fly off at an angle the soap slipped out of my hand and went skipping across the bathroom floor

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skip

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noun

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
Verb
If your teen tends to change styles and aesthetics yearly, this bed’s warm wood tones can easily lean from cottagecore to clean girl and even to preppy without skipping a beat. Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025 This creamy cleanser skips harsh suds and instead uses a peptide blend with amino acids to strengthen fragile strands while preserving your natural oils. Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
With time skips and eerie supernatural occurrences, this show continues to be a fan favorite for a reason. Taylor Grothe, Parents, 20 Aug. 2025 Now, the industry runs on clicks, skips, and saves. Jared Brenner, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for skip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skip
Verb
  • From Ksamil, travelers can catch a 30-minute ferry straight to the Greek island of Corfu—perfect for a day trip filled with beach-hopping, coastal dining, and inland hikes.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Chris Pratt, the Guardians of the Galaxy star who voiced Mario in the first film, is confirmed to be returning as the voice of our hopping hero.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Of course, sadly missing from the grand reunion that was The Grand Finale was the late Maggie Smith, who played Robert’s mother, Violet.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • An older inmate with a history of hypertension and cognitive decline went unmonitored for months, missing standard screenings that could have caught deteriorating health.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The same applies if a ball is kicked into the end zone and then bounces out of bounds.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The researchers were able to glean more information about the event by analyzing the gravitational waves – distortions in space-time caused by powerful cosmic events – produced as the black hole bounced away from the site of its parents' rendezvous.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This cannot be a coincidence, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • By the summer of 2022, systems like the Bayraktar TB2 became less effective as air defenses increased and commanders began spreading their forces apart.
    Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That many in the media have ignored the unit’s rise is an indictment.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Amid all its glorious and aesthetic architecture lies the massive environmental impact that cannot be ignored.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The publisher has rebounded from its mid-2010s struggles.
    Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But unlike in his last start in Cincinnati, Tong couldn’t rebound from the early adversity.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Under captain Eric Brown, the GB&I team was even instructed not to help opponents search for lost balls.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • His father landed on the beaches of Normandy during the allied invasion in World War II, while his sister was a captain in the Navy.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Boone finally got the Yankees to their first World Series since 2009 last year, but a season of ups and downs in the Bronx has created enough discontent among fans for questions about the skipper's job security to be at least somewhat reasonable.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But the skipper sounded like the wait was worth it.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Skip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skip. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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