Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skive
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Bypassing the extensive zoning and civil engineering foundational work required for new structures can shave off months, if not years, from the overall project timeline.—
Dr. Dick Bridy,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025 -
There is no law against eating, reading, adjusting the radio or shaving your body while driving.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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To achieve this, Lind made a mad-scientist-level, multi-stage gearbox with bespoke gears that transfers maximum torque to the single impeller in the middle without shearing the gears’ teeth off.—
Brent Rose,
Outside Online,
24 July 2025
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Though Indian boarding schools still forcibly sheared children’s hair, Jones’s orders for adult men proved too noxious to enforce.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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After whittling his options down to two final contestants, Juliana Pasquarosa and Litia Garr, the day trader chose one in Monday's episode.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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DeWine, also a Republican, whittled out several provisions lawmakers have said would reduce property tax burdens across the state.—
J.D. Davidson,
The Washington Examiner,
2 July 2025
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There are even sensors to make sure your cat doesn’t get nipped while the feeder is closing.—
WIRED,
Wired News,
8 July 2025
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The 36-hole championship match will begin at 7:30 a.m. Downes nipped Joseph Lenane of George Wright Golf Club in a terrific semifinal which went 19 holes.—
Barry Scanlon,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
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The game runs better when docked or at least connected to a power source such as an external battery.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
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As reported on Tuesday, they were docked near the Bering Sea, which borders Alaska and the Aleutian Islands.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Diageo shares have pared gains, last trading around 3% higher as investors digest the drinks maker's earnings report.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
5 Aug. 2025
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Voters will rank candidates in order of preference, and there will be no political primary to pare the field.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
4 Aug. 2025
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Ulla showed Sunny how to snip open cartons, buy fabric softeners and dryer sheets, telephone for a gas connection, order a hamburger.—
Kiran Desai,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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Use them to flavor butter, biscuits, mashed potatoes, and dips, or snip the leaves and blooms to sprinkle over baked potatoes, salads, and pastas for a flavorful garnish.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 July 2025
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Some of them clip on to an existing vent or use a suction cup mount to stay in place.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The dog wears a special harness that allows unfettered movement, which is clipped to a bungee line attached to the human’s running waist belt.—
Ula Chrobak,
Outside,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Skive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skive. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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