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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
The attempt skipped home for her second goal, giving the Harborwomen a commanding 3-0 lead.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Barzilay predicts that in many low-income countries AI will soon be integrated into health systems similar to how much of Africa skipped over landlines and went straight to cell phones.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
One skipped school day exposes the fractures of a family grieving in silence and the contradictions of love that shape her girlhood.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Giving the platform heels and vintage dress all the attention, Gabbriette skipped jewelry altogether.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Her husband was also furloughed, and October 28 marked the first skipped payday for him and many other Service employees.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
During the 16-day government shutdown of 2013, President Barack Obama scrapped a four-country Asia trip and skipped the swanky Congressional Hispanic Caucus gala.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
The large turnout has also been flagged as potentially good news for Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani—his campaign is built on mobilising voters who might have skipped past cycles.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
And Kansas City’s recently returned Rashee Rice hasn’t skipped a beat from his year-plus layoff since re-entering the Chiefs lineup a couple weeks ago.
—Brandon Funston, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Barzilay predicts that in many low-income countries AI will soon be integrated into health systems similar to how much of Africa skipped over landlines and went straight to cell phones.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
One skipped school day exposes the fractures of a family grieving in silence and the contradictions of love that shape her girlhood.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Giving the platform heels and vintage dress all the attention, Gabbriette skipped jewelry altogether.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Her husband was also furloughed, and October 28 marked the first skipped payday for him and many other Service employees.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
During the 16-day government shutdown of 2013, President Barack Obama scrapped a four-country Asia trip and skipped the swanky Congressional Hispanic Caucus gala.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
The large turnout has also been flagged as potentially good news for Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani—his campaign is built on mobilising voters who might have skipped past cycles.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
And Kansas City’s recently returned Rashee Rice hasn’t skipped a beat from his year-plus layoff since re-entering the Chiefs lineup a couple weeks ago.
—Brandon Funston, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipped
Verb
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Norman-Lester scored on a 4-yard run late in the third quarter and Calloway hopped over a defender during a 27-yard TD run early in the fourth for a 42-20 lead.—
Bernie Wilson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Florida’s lieutenant governor hopped on the bandwagon Friday, hoping to inject anti-Mamdani sentiment to boost his preferred candidate, Emilio Gonzalez, in the campaign to succeed Suarez as Miami’s mayor.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Despite the success, Sony has missed much of this upside due to selling the film’s exclusive rights to Netflix.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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That foul before the inbounds gave Powell one free throw and the Heat possession, but Powell missed that one free throw.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The barrel spun toward shortstop as the ball bounced to Mookie Betts, who grabbed it in stride, stepped on second for one out and fired to Freddie Freeman to end the season.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Sure enough, the wide-out bounced right up, but the safety — Ben Abercrombie — fell back as if frozen, and then stopped moving altogether.—
Nick Stern,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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District 2 is bounded by Five Mile Road to the west, Franklin Road to the south, and the Interstate-184 Connector to the east.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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It is bounded by Seventh Street to the east, Fourth Street to the west, Jefferson Street to the north, and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to the south.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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For weeks, the FDC, from its communication staff to Secretary Mark Inch, has ignored questions from reporters about how many inmates were being tested, how many tests were coming back positive, how many were coming back negative and how many were pending.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The woman expresses frustration that her financial reality seems ignored.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Detroit rebounded and put together a masterful offensive performance in a win over the Washington Commanders.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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After falling to about $66 per share in the days after its previous earnings release , the stock of this networking and security company has rebounded to nearly $72.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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People glanced over but mostly carried on with their meals.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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James Bond glanced up, a gun hanging limply from his trigger finger.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Skipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipped. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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