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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
Cassettes fluttered, CDs skipped, and choosing a dozen albums for a trip meant leaving dozens more behind.
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New Atlas,
23 June 2026
But the software botched or skipped hundreds of names, the Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
Trains were slowly filling up with fans, many of whom skipped work, adjusted their schedules or were fortunate to have the day off.
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Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
The Roseville Police Department said the wanted man, who was injured in the shooting, skipped bail on June 9.
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Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Because many organizations are hybrid or remote first, culture building is sparse and often skipped entirely.
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Laura Weldy,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
When Esmeralda was a newborn, Mendes skipped the nanny and dove headfirst into the wild ride that is new motherhood.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
18 June 2026
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.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
New Atlas,
23 June 2026
But the software botched or skipped hundreds of names, the Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
Trains were slowly filling up with fans, many of whom skipped work, adjusted their schedules or were fortunate to have the day off.
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Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
The Roseville Police Department said the wanted man, who was injured in the shooting, skipped bail on June 9.
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Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Because many organizations are hybrid or remote first, culture building is sparse and often skipped entirely.
—
Laura Weldy,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
When Esmeralda was a newborn, Mendes skipped the nanny and dove headfirst into the wild ride that is new motherhood.
—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
18 June 2026
Hegseth skipped their last meeting in February.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipped
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The Queen of Cheese 007 hopped on the plane with her outfit, while Janssen barely managed to fit his costume in his suitcase.
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Goodall had toiled 23 years as a janitor in a Terre Haute, Indiana, middle school when the 55-year old hopped a flight for the first time in his life, and took the AGT stage in Los Angeles.
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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.
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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.
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The ball bounced to Weston McKennie, whose shot was blocked.
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The 19-year-old dressed in a light gray suit with a pastel orange neck tie anxiously bounced his legs after Silver announced to the crowd that the Washington Wizards had five minutes to make the first selection.
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What The $10 Million Cap Changes At the old $1 million ceiling, operational risk was bounded by the dollar amount.
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Then after another Algerian wave of pressure, Gouiri tapped in a loose ball after a corner from Anis Hadj Moussa, Mahrez’s replacement after the hydration break in the 76th minute, bounded loosely through the box.
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After years of exam leaks, persistently high youth unemployment, and opportunities slipping further out of reach, their simmering frustration is sparking a demand for accountability that many say can no longer be ignored.
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Several states and agencies also charge for rescues, particularly when visitors have ignored warning signs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Syl shooed her teens away from the window and glanced out herself.
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“Skipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipped. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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