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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, 2 Oct. 2025
Rag & Bone Miramar Sweatpant Jeans This Rag & Bone pair skips real zippers and buttons for a pull-on waistband.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
However, this one skips talc to feel truly invisible.
—Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
In his survey of antisemitism, Mazower largely skips over the religious prejudices of pre-modern Christians.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
This question skips the glossy success stories and goes straight to the hard truths most mentors don’t volunteer.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
And while the musky-floral fragrance brings major beach vibes, the nonsticky styler skips the sea salt, replacing it with hydrolyzed rice protein to add volume and natural movement minus the crunchiness or tangles.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Speedrunners have also found some arcane sequence skips to get around certain bosses or methods for putting off some boss fights until later than the developers intended.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The narrative skips forward to reveal that Daniel and Cherry are happily married and expecting their first child.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
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, 2 Oct. 2025
Rag & Bone Miramar Sweatpant Jeans This Rag & Bone pair skips real zippers and buttons for a pull-on waistband.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
However, this one skips talc to feel truly invisible.
—Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
In his survey of antisemitism, Mazower largely skips over the religious prejudices of pre-modern Christians.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
This question skips the glossy success stories and goes straight to the hard truths most mentors don’t volunteer.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
And while the musky-floral fragrance brings major beach vibes, the nonsticky styler skips the sea salt, replacing it with hydrolyzed rice protein to add volume and natural movement minus the crunchiness or tangles.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Speedrunners have also found some arcane sequence skips to get around certain bosses or methods for putting off some boss fights until later than the developers intended.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
The narrative skips forward to reveal that Daniel and Cherry are happily married and expecting their first child.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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Thanks to the anti-slip bottom, the couch won’t shift around when your rambunctious pet hops into it.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Using pure well water, wild yeasts (some propagated from its own fruit trees and beehives), local and heirloom grains, hops, and fruits, and house sour cultures, the brewery creates, ages, blends and bottles unique, small-batch beers exhibiting the wildness of Oregon terroir.—
Ben Davidson Correspondent,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But focusing only on that number misses the real story.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Even if so, this pick is based mostly on an underrated, hard-hitting Cardinals defense against a Titans offense that actually misses Will Levis.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As the Blue Jays broadcast team stated, the ball bounces in fair territory and then proceeds to go over the base.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The same applies if a ball is kicked into the end zone and then bounces out of bounds.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It’s command structure also transcends traditional nation-state borders by integrating Iranian, Lebanese and Iraqi commanders.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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What's new Daily physical training will be required of every service member and will be enforced by their commanders.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Within moments, the rangy 29-year-old actor Harris Dickinson bounds down an exterior staircase and shakes my hand.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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While the immediate retooling impacts the auto workforce across the state, the shifts also affect the international competition where experts think China and Europe are leaps and bounds ahead of American EV technology and adoption.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the Democratic Party seems to prefer a selective vision of free speech, one that ignores the most glaring and visible current example of suppression.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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The 26-year-old ignores the advice and begins intense survival training.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Field hockey college commits like senior captains Kate Schneider (Babson), Kendal Cusack (VCU) and Nadia Michienzi (Union) are athletic and skilled.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Nicknamed ‘Dodo’, and a former Ryder Cup-winning golfer himself in 2010, Molinari was Donald’s right-hand man — a first amongst equals compared to the other vice-captains.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Others tip over, forcing their skippers to swim back with the boat in tow.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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His 2,252 wins are sixth all-time among all major league managers, with the five skippers ahead of him all in the Hall of Fame.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Skips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skips. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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