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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
Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Ina skips all that by using frozen puff pastry dough, which bakes into perfectly flaky layers that soak up the buttery brown sugar and cinnamon filling.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
The Gurtha metal platform bed skips the fuss (and the box spring) for a low, architectural silhouette that feels modern without trying too hard.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
For the pilates enthusiast on your list, this foldable reformer is a game-changing gift that skips the pricey membership fees and brings studio-quality workouts home.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 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
Also, keep in mind that the outdoor outfitter REI usually skips the day entirely, famously staying closed for its #OptOutside campaign.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Ina skips all that by using frozen puff pastry dough, which bakes into perfectly flaky layers that soak up the buttery brown sugar and cinnamon filling.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
The Gurtha metal platform bed skips the fuss (and the box spring) for a low, architectural silhouette that feels modern without trying too hard.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
For the pilates enthusiast on your list, this foldable reformer is a game-changing gift that skips the pricey membership fees and brings studio-quality workouts home.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
Considering all three records, Thundercat says there are no skips.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 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
Verb
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The film, which tells the story of a 1980s teen who accidentally hops in a time machine and zooms back to 1955, first premiered in summer 1985.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Oftentimes, Tupac and Gault wound up whiling away lunch (and beyond) at the Old Town Mall, a run-down shopping center two hops and a skip from Dunbar.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Moreover, the company entered this period highly levered from the merger, and these misses only amplified the company’s balance sheet problems in the eyes of investors.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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If the Heat misses the playoffs next season, then the Hornets would get an unprotected first-round pick from Miami in 2028.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The ball bounces in funny ways.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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As the plot bounces along and characters appear, step offstage, and reappear, things get strange, and reality flickers in and out to dazzling effect.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many of the marble mausoleums on this 14-acre spot are held by Argentina’s elite, some famous, others infamous—think past presidents, Nobel Prize winners, and military commanders.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Experts and onlookers have questioned with growing concern whether these strikes are legal, and whether military lawyers that the Pentagon has encouraged commanders to ignore had signed off on the operations.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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And speaking of guest stars doing all of the trio’s investigative work for them, Richard Kind then bounds into the room (as Richard Kinds are wont to do) with a huge development of his own.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And anybody who ignores these issues does so at their peril.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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This willfully blinkered vision, or, more precisely, reëlection platform, ignores the cost in global opinion along with the moral and political fractures within Israel itself.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Members of Good Good Golf will be featured throughout, including Brad Dalke and Sean Walsh as two of the 12 contestants, Matt Scharff as co-host and Garrett Clark and Bubbie Broders as non-playing team captains.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Karavedas said his vision for the program is visible in Fullerton’s captains.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Former big-league skippers Rocco Baldelli, David Ross or Brandon Hyde would bring managerial experience to the job.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025
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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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“Skips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skips. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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