Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skive
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The accelerated pathway shaves time off the degree by eliminating some electives in the curriculum and the transition-to-residency coursework that’s usually offered in the fourth year.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025 -
That's a more modest bump to the specs of the previous S5 than the four-cylinder car, although one that still shaves a couple of tenths off the 0–60 time.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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The white shark sheared the striped bass in half, and then quickly took off.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2025
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The California coast typically benefits from cooler water that flows southward along the coast and winds that tend to either shear the tops off hurricanes or push them westward away from the coast.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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There was a lot of tut-tutting from some corners as G-III used to sell the brand in 450 Macy’s doors — but then again, even Macy’s doesn’t want to be in 450 of its doors and is whittling the chain down to its best locations.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
12 June 2025
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The lawsuit had focused on almost 150 jets and some engines, previously with a total value of up to $4.7 billion, though settlements – including on the first day of the trial in October – have whittled the numbers down.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
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This cloud threatened to take over season 16, but the Grenada trip nipped it in the bud, reintroducing lightness and banter.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
16 June 2025
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The new telescope does, though, have a whippersnapper nipping at its heels.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
28 May 2025
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This is the fourth flight of the crew Dragon, which will be bring up nearly 7,000 pounds of supplies, dock to the station 41 hours after launch and remain on the station for three weeks.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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But until the air leak detected on the laboratory's Russian segment is resolved, NASA has opted not to send any other people to dock at the station.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Each has flares of humor and surprise, but there is something cramped about them too, a sense of exhausted expectations, of a genre being pared down to a bundle of tropes.—
Charlie Lee,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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University Endowment Tax The Senate bill significantly pares back the House’s plans to increase taxes on investment income generated by private university endowments.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2025
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Pruning the wrong plants in summer can snip away flower buds and leave you with a bloom-less garden.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2025
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After the host sat down, McMillan began to snip layer after layer of her hair, revealing a bright blonde shade full of volume.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
16 June 2025
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Pinch-hitter Jose Tabata fouled off a pair of 2-2 pitches before Scherzer clipped him on the elbow with a breaking ball.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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In one snap, the proud mom can be seen sitting in a pair of pajamas with her hair halfway clipped up as Santi sits on her lap, smiling at the camera.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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“Skive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skive. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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