skipping (out)

present participle of skip (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipping (out)
Verb
  • To optimize for this strategic interest, some GPs are getting out in front of potential roadblocks to exit, proactively reviewing and addressing qualitative portfolio-company issues such as shifting management team dynamics, regulatory impacts, and potential effects of tariffs.
    Control Risks, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • At the investor meeting, Sandeep Seth, chief growth officer and president, said the exercise of redefining the target market opens the company’s brands to focus specifically on consumer opportunities, like women just getting out of school.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After material donations and in-kind support, Revitalize Milwaukee and its volunteers completed nearly $7,500 in repairs to Frias' home, including updating electrical work, installing a more accessible back porch and clearing out the family's yard, Roach said.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • In the end, that footballer himself was clearing out a cannabis plantation.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Skipping (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipping%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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