Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipped (out)
Verb
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But the reports that got out focused on the inefficiency of the military, and the atrocities that were done against Filipino soldiers and Filipino civilians by American soldiers.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Driving over, Shapiro parked half a block from officers and got out.—
Michael Biesecker,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Following 15 years of work, researchers from the University of Toronto have uncovered a specific molecule found in cancerous cells that can break down misfolded proteins in the brain, allowing for them to be cleared out instead of accumulating.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Jan. 2026
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If that's correct, then not enough time has passed for solar radiation to have cleared out all the dust sprayed into space by the asteroid breaking up.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One friend of mine, a former student, has escaped with her husband and baby to a remote island in northern Wisconsin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Shortly after being resentenced, Thompson escaped from the Harris County jail in Houston by walking out the front door virtually unchallenged by deputies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Silhouetted figures on the beach at dusk lit by an impromptu fire give the impression of a careless, youthful night.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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Volkert said firefighters typically start to see an uptick in fires when winter first hits and the holiday season brings with it lighted decorations and more cooking.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Skipped (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipped%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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