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as in missed
to fail to attend
the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach
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Recent Examples of skipped
Hegseth skipped their last meeting in February.
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ABC News, 17 June 2026
When the final buzzer sounded in Game 5, the 7-foot-4 French phenom skipped the traditional handshake line and headed straight for the locker room.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Kelce tried to throw the first pitch during Cleveland's 2023 home opener against Seattle but ended up throwing a ball that spiked near the plate and skipped to the backstop.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
The Skinspan review emphasizes that retinoids, antioxidants and moisturizers all underperform when daily sunscreen is skipped.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Their eldest son Brooklyn skipped the event.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 12 June 2026
Then there was the question of why Steyer, who’d run for president in 2020 but never held public office before, skipped conventional political stepping stones.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Cheap, perfume-y air sprays are best skipped entirely in favor of higher-quality alternatives that actually layer with your candles and diffusers.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
In others, traditions skipped a generation but are now being revived.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
ABC News, 17 June 2026
When the final buzzer sounded in Game 5, the 7-foot-4 French phenom skipped the traditional handshake line and headed straight for the locker room.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Kelce tried to throw the first pitch during Cleveland's 2023 home opener against Seattle but ended up throwing a ball that spiked near the plate and skipped to the backstop.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
The Skinspan review emphasizes that retinoids, antioxidants and moisturizers all underperform when daily sunscreen is skipped.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Their eldest son Brooklyn skipped the event.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 12 June 2026
Then there was the question of why Steyer, who’d run for president in 2020 but never held public office before, skipped conventional political stepping stones.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Cheap, perfume-y air sprays are best skipped entirely in favor of higher-quality alternatives that actually layer with your candles and diffusers.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
In others, traditions skipped a generation but are now being revived.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipped
Verb
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Even amidst the Covid pandemic, Miranda hopped between countries to explore the worlds of Broadway theatre, the London art scene, Scottish luxury hotels, and online fitness.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Some fans hopped out of their rideshare cars in the middle of the street just to get out of traffic.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Maybe your flight was canceled, your luggage disappeared, you got stranded overseas, missed a cruise departure or learned a hard lesson the hard way.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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The consensus seems to be that the Mavs will target a point guard, which makes sense as the Mavs’ current lead guard, Kyrie Irving, is 34 and missed all of last season recovering from a torn ACL.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
Verb
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Near the end, an automatic volley machine shot out pink tennis balls that bounced onto stray drum cymbals spilled around the room.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
18 June 2026
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But to someone whose national team just got bounced from the World Cup, which won’t return for four years?—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 June 2026
Verb
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An African nation bounded by the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to its north has prospered a kinship in a town located in a state literally smack-dab in the middle of America — a town whose new college football stadium is accented by light towers made to represent wheat.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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The order covered an area bounded by Soto Street and Indiana Street and extending from the 10 Freeway south to Washington Boulevard.—
Sydney Barragan,
Daily News,
18 June 2026
Verb
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For the past five years, Juneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday, encouraging people across the country to reflect not only on the nation's tangled past with slavery, but the wider legacy of forgotten, ignored and intentionally buried stories about Black America.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Against such seismic personal developments, the simultaneous grown and depletion of White Rock and its environs happen at a far more gradual pace, but don’t go ignored by Choijoovanchig and his patient camera.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Kape rebounded from an 0-2 start to his UFC career with four straight victories, beating Ode’ Osbourne (knockout), Zhalgas Zhumagulov (TKO), David Dvořák (decision), and Felipe dos Santos.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Now, to his credit, Niemann rebounded in a big way this morning, carding a billion birdies (7) and probably setting himself up to play the weekend.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Syl shooed her teens away from the window and glanced out herself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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“Skipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipped. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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