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as in misses
to fail to attend
the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach
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as in commanders
a person in overall command of a ship
the skip's barking orders again
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Recent Examples of skips
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
So if Harbaugh skips town to the Buccaneers, who would be Cam Ward?
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Most workdays LeAnne Withrow skips breakfast, has a granola bar or a spoonful of peanut butter for lunch and drinks as little water as possible.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
The story skips over Ella’s rise from political wonk to lieutenant governor in the office of Albert Brooks’ avuncular Governor Bill.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
After James skips a major investor meeting to play in the final lacrosse game, the family's biggest investor pulls out.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
While a soufflé typically starts by separating egg whites from the yolks and beating the whites until stiff, this recipe skips this step—giving the dish a more casserole-like characteristic with a still-fluffy result.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
But the show skips straight to dessert without building any connective tissue in the form of character depth or believable tension.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
But the show skips straight to dessert without building any connective tissue in the form of character depth or believable tension.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
Despite a couple of funky skips, the album is fueled by the hunger of an artist who really wants the pop life again, perking up electro-scuzz and arena rock with new wave that gleams like glitter.
—Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
This is also the first time this has happened in the charts’ history; Swift controlled the top spots with Midnights and Tortured Poets Department, but the top spots did not include every song without skips.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Might be the same WiFi issue, but CarPlay constantly disconnects and music often times has micro skips.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
His voice took a few beats to settle, but in the meantime who wouldn’t be captivated by Martin’s joyful skips, knee bends, winks and grins?
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
The grand jury indictment means the former fire chief’s criminal case skips the preliminary hearing phase and moves directly to trial.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
So if Harbaugh skips town to the Buccaneers, who would be Cam Ward?
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Most workdays LeAnne Withrow skips breakfast, has a granola bar or a spoonful of peanut butter for lunch and drinks as little water as possible.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
The story skips over Ella’s rise from political wonk to lieutenant governor in the office of Albert Brooks’ avuncular Governor Bill.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
After James skips a major investor meeting to play in the final lacrosse game, the family's biggest investor pulls out.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
While a soufflé typically starts by separating egg whites from the yolks and beating the whites until stiff, this recipe skips this step—giving the dish a more casserole-like characteristic with a still-fluffy result.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
But the show skips straight to dessert without building any connective tissue in the form of character depth or believable tension.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
But the show skips straight to dessert without building any connective tissue in the form of character depth or believable tension.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
But my Number One choice is mainly because this album deserves no skips.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
Despite a couple of funky skips, the album is fueled by the hunger of an artist who really wants the pop life again, perking up electro-scuzz and arena rock with new wave that gleams like glitter.
—Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
This is also the first time this has happened in the charts’ history; Swift controlled the top spots with Midnights and Tortured Poets Department, but the top spots did not include every song without skips.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Might be the same WiFi issue, but CarPlay constantly disconnects and music often times has micro skips.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
His voice took a few beats to settle, but in the meantime who wouldn’t be captivated by Martin’s joyful skips, knee bends, winks and grins?
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skips
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Early in each game week, Gopie pores through film of upcoming opponents and hops on a FaceTime with Bonitto to discuss his matchup’s tendencies from recent weeks.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
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After his breakfast of eggs, bacon, orange juice and potatoes, before home games, the running back hops in his Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Coupe SUV and drives 15 minutes through Atlanta’s notorious traffic to the stadium.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This misses the mark, Taub-Dix said.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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Manager Lita Rodriguez said business is improving, but misses the regulars.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the whiplash is real as the movie bounces from feel-good numbers in the Neil Diamond songbook to just utter heartbreaking tragedy.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Dec. 2025
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Davis, wearing a particularly Bo Peep-y set of pink panniers, turns the character into a masterpiece of clownery, sulking delightfully and throwing magnificent tantrums while her arrangement of topknots—the hair designer is Robert Pickens—bounces on her head like a prize curly lamb.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2025
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The special prosecutor’s team has accused Yoon and his military commanders of ordering a covert drone operation into the North to inflame tensions between the neighbors and justify his martial law decree.—
Reuters 2 hr ago,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Fort Worth commanders placed Johnson on restricted duty for the duration of the incomplete criminal and Internal Affairs Unit administrative investigations, according to a department spokesperson.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Age of Imprisonment both controls and performs leaps and bounds better than its predecessors.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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As my guide Nicolas Jeanroy preps his truffle gear, which looks like a collection of garden tools, his canine partner, Taïga, bounds up.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In episode six, Max and Holly find the memory that Henry has been hiding from, and while Max kind of ignores it, Holly hangs back and watches how Henry is affected by having killed that man.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Jan. 2026
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That demand ignores long-standing practice, misunderstands the Bears’ legal obligations and risks undermining one of Illinois’ most important economic assets.—
Don DeWitte,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Honorary captains Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber was an honorary captain for Indiana and watched the game from the Hoosiers’ sideline.—
Charles Odum,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2026
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Honorary captains Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber was an honorary captain for Indiana and watched the game from the Hoosiers sideline.—
Charles Odum,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Keep your eyes open for Martial and Mallow scrub-hairstreaks, lyside sulphurs, malachites, and a variety of skippers fluttering among the blooms.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
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Yacht skippers do this with a compass, log, chart, dividers, a straightedge, and a bit of luck, as do small plane pilots.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Skips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skips. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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