Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skive
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Eger’s blonde hair was shaved and her earrings were pulled off, leaving her ears bleeding.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026 -
But now, federal prosecutors say Hennen is the fixer behind the biggest point-shaving scandal in history, accused of bribing 39 college players, corrupting 17 programs and fixing — or trying fix — 29 games to enrich himself and other gamblers.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Follow the tree’s natural shape, and don’t shear the tree’s tips.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
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It can be lightly sheared to maintain a tidy appearance.—
Daniel Scott,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2026
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Typically, Cameron whittles his selections for each part down to five or six actors based on recommendations and audition tapes, and not only meets with them but tries to create some of the circumstances that will be replicated on set.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
22 Dec. 2025
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By Thursday afternoon, Democrats had whittled their list of amendments down to 15, according to a Senate source familiar with the state of play.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
18 Dec. 2025
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Mercedes pulled the wraps off the 2027 S500 4Matic, S580 4Matic, and S580e 4Matic today, heralding a not completely new, but largely refreshed, nipped, and tucked version of the German automaker’s flagship sedan.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
29 Jan. 2026
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Be right back, just nipping to the hospital to ask about these hives.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Today’s larger, more capable lander will be launched separately, on a different rocket from the SLS, and dock with Orion in space.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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The 2017 44-foot-long Tiara yacht had been docked in Newport Beach.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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The company’s stock rose as much as 5% in Hong Kong before paring some gains to close at the strongest level since mid-December.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Shares of South Korean autos fell sharply but pared losses overnight.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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Publishers argued that dominant online platforms, especially those of Google and Meta, use news content and divert ad revenue from news publications, with most searches ending at the results page with answers snipped from online news articles that don’t require clicking through to news websites.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Transfer icing to a pastry bag fitted with a very small straight tip (or use a resealable plastic bag and snip off one corner); pipe a pattern on top of marzipan as desired.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The need to clip the governor’s fiscal wings is urgent.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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Doing a quick scan of weekly sales, clipping coupons ahead of time and knowing what's in season can also shape smarter choices.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Skive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skive. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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