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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skive
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Wall Street's rebound came after the U.S. and China said in a joint statement earlier Monday that the U.S. will shave tariffs on Chinese goods down to 30 percent from as high as 145 percent.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025 -
It’s shaved into unruly ribbons, and half the contents spill from the sandwich.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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In the southern Sierra, the dense rocks had the strongest inherent stripes and were shown to have already sheared away from the crust, whereas in the central region this process appears to be ongoing.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Nearly all the materials used to build the lodge were sourced locally: pine harvested sustainably from the surrounding forests, wool sheared from the sheep that graze in the pastures outside, stone from nearby quarries.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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As was later revealed by the hosts, the voters had a really hard time whittling 10 semifinalists to five finalists (out of 17 contestants).—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The list of candidates gets whittled pretty far down and then a blue ribbon committee votes on a finalist to move to the full Pro Football Hall of Fame induction committee.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
7 May 2025
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The Falcons are defending Open Division champions and have been nipping at the heels of the Lancers all season.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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Breweries in those states have long had reputations of producing top-quality beers, but breweries in other states are now nipping at their heels.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The last tariff-free ships — those on the water when the tariffs were announced — have almost all docked, and the first ships with goods that will be subject to tariffs are arriving at the ports.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
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Each time an audience member so much as sniggers or sneezes, money is docked from a prize pot of £250,000 ($330,000), the slightest noise costing them up to £10,000 ($13,000) each time.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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As the summer heats up, Greenblatt is paring back her beauty routine.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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After devoting two nights to dramas last fall, Fox has pared back to one night — Tuesdays — of hour-long shows along with its usual Sunday animation block.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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For these plants, snip off a 2 to 3-in-long stem piece, strip off the lower leaves, dip in rooting hormone, and poke into moist potting mix.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 May 2025
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How 'Barbra's Baby' Came to Be Grown from the famous rose called 'Lasting Love', which is quick-growing, disease-resistant, and with beautiful dark red flowers, this brand new bubblegum-pink bloom was soon snipped and propagated into its very own plant.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Japanese driver clipped the kerb and lost control of the rear of the RB21.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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The funny thing about cord cutters is that their numbers are growing — and the size of this group is being fueled, obviously, by people clipping their ties to cable.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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“Skive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skive. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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