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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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Pasquantino missed one game at that time.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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As the clock ticked down, Fox missed a 3-pointer and the Knicks got the rebound.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 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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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
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It will be enforced in the area bounded by the Detroit River, Third Street, the Lodge Freeway (M-10), the Fisher Freeway (Interstate 75), the extension of the Fisher Freeway east to include Gratiot Avenue, Vernor Highway, Chene Street, Atwater Street and the Aretha Franklin Amphitheater.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 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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Those numbers have since rebounded some, but Musk has repeatedly shrugged off troubles — emphasizing that Tesla’s future lies less in car sales than getting people to take rides in them as self-driving taxis.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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Applications for both home purchase and refinancing loans rebounded.—
Alex Veiga,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The ball glanced off Kamada's head and past goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, who got his hands on it with a sprawling dive but couldn't keep it from going in.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Churchgoers gasped and glanced at their neighbors; some burst out laughing.—
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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“Skipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipped. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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