1
as in hopping
to move with a light springing step
children skipping along the woodland path
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2
as in missing
to fail to attend
the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach
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3
as in bouncing
to strike and fly off at an angle
the soap slipped out of my hand and went skipping across the bathroom floor
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Recent Examples of skipping
Could routinely skipping breakfast or eating a late dinner actually affect your bones?
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Simon Spichak, Health, 3 Sep. 2025
Dietitians recommend skipping apricot seeds and choosing safer super-seeds like chia or flax.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Sometimes art imitates life by skipping a generation.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Robots can master human actions within minutes, skipping the laborious task of engineers having to program them to perform those tasks.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
The report also notes that CM Punk recently did an ode to his wife at a European live event by skipping around the ring in her signature style.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The report also found that due to care costs, 52% of working-age Latinos faced difficulties accessing health care, including not being able to fill a prescription (28%), skipping tests, treatment, or follow-up care (37%), not visiting a doctor (39%), or forgoing necessary specialty care (33%).
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The actor — who walked the carpet with wife Amal, after skipping previous festival events due to ill health — plays the titular character, a famous movie star on a journey throughout Europe.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The park will close for the season early in 2025, skipping its Tricks and Treats fall event.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Simon Spichak, Health, 3 Sep. 2025
Dietitians recommend skipping apricot seeds and choosing safer super-seeds like chia or flax.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Sometimes art imitates life by skipping a generation.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Robots can master human actions within minutes, skipping the laborious task of engineers having to program them to perform those tasks.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
The report also notes that CM Punk recently did an ode to his wife at a European live event by skipping around the ring in her signature style.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The report also found that due to care costs, 52% of working-age Latinos faced difficulties accessing health care, including not being able to fill a prescription (28%), skipping tests, treatment, or follow-up care (37%), not visiting a doctor (39%), or forgoing necessary specialty care (33%).
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The actor — who walked the carpet with wife Amal, after skipping previous festival events due to ill health — plays the titular character, a famous movie star on a journey throughout Europe.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The park will close for the season early in 2025, skipping its Tricks and Treats fall event.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipping
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Hollywood stars like Olivia Munn, Reese Witherspoon, and Drew Barrymore have all been spotted in flare jeans this year — and Cindy Crawford is hopping on the trend, too.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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One of the most unique experiences in Allegany County is hopping aboard the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Nassau County police first received a description of the person who was fatally struck on the parkway and then received a call from Christopher's school roughly 15 minutes later about a missing boy, detective Tracey Cabey tells PEOPLE.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The same words apply to the title character at the film‘s center, the inscrutable and seemingly unscrupulous Hedda Gabler (a magnetic Tessa Thompson), here yanked firmly from the late 20th century setting of Henrik Ibsen’s iconic play into the ’50s, and not missing a single trick along the way.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fresno State returner Jaden Carrillo picked up the bouncing ball and ran for a 42-yard touchdown with just under a minute to play in the first half.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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President Javier Milei’s administration appears to be bouncing from crisis to crisis lately.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The state has yet to provide any contemporary evidence of doubt that this crosswalk — on the road bounding the southern edge of the Pulse property — was a fitting part of the memorial.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Neither do the police, nor the Ring cameras affixed to the facades on several neighborhood homes, though at least the latter capture footage of kids bounding through their front doors, arms splayed like wings, into early morning’s opaque embrace.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
9 Aug. 2025
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As the Supreme Court increasingly shows frustration with the overreach of lower court judges, the justices could be motivated to take up cases more quickly on matters where lower courts are ignoring their emergency docket orders, such as with the firing of independent agency heads.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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As his profile began to grow on Grand Cayman, Santor became known for securing the best tables at restaurants and riding a scooter through island traffic, blithely ignoring suggestions to put on a helmet.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Colorado wasted no time rebounding from Happ’s homer.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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And in 2023, the Cubs started another mini-June Swoon, starting the month 2-8, before rebounding with an 11–2 run to finish the month 14–11.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Skipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipping. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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