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Recent Examples of skive
The graduation ceremony and the reception afterward are cute and heartwarming for the grown-ups, bittersweet and mortifying for the kids, who skive off to smoke some of Ed’s high-test weed and have a little Texas Forever moment, toasting their enduring friendships.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skive
Verb
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Due to severely matted fur, much of his coat had to be shaved.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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On Tuesday, March 31, the New England Patriots star quarterback shaved his head at Granite Telecommunications' annual Saving by Shaving fundraiser.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That increases a rising air motion that tends to drop shearing winds over the Atlantic that can disrupt the structure of tropical cyclones.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The strike on Saturday sheared the façade off several adjacent apartment blocks and shattered glass for blocks around.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Vegas Golden Knights, the team directly ahead of the Kings in the Pacific Division standings, have lost six of their last 10, whittling their lead to four points over the Kings in the battle for the division’s third and final postseason berth.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Longman, production exec Suzy Aplin and their team sifted through 1,800 audition tapes before whittling things down.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Merrimack College was eliminated by North Dakota, Providence College was bounced by Quinnipiac and the University of Connecticut was nipped by Michigan State on Thursday.—
Barry Scanlon,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Tired of the nipping Chihuahuas’ defense against him, Jokic let the official have it early on, getting a technical.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The billionaire spacewalker slid in a new Artemis III for 2027 so astronauts could practice docking their Orion capsule with a lunar lander in orbit around Earth.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Those tests will include rendezvous and docking exercises between Orion and at least one commercial lunar lander.—
Charlie Gile,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lawmakers pared back the idea through the amendment process in February, citing concerns that the original language would swell state spending, box out private pest-control companies and create an unfunded mandate to counties, which historically handle pests that threaten farms and infrastructure.—
Mark Dee
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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Asian equity markets pared early losses, with some reversing into positive territory on the news.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As Mullins climbed the ladder to snip the nets, Dan Hurley stood back and watched him.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Heckel crowed with delight as Strong tried paper, snipping her classmate’s fingers with scissors to complete the sweep.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Kodai Sano clipped the bar before the break, and the pressure eventually told when Ito got the breakthrough.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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His Land Rover clipped another vehicle and went over.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Skive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skive. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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