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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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In the first episode back, Cranston stands completely nude as Kaczmarek’s Lois shaves his back and nether regions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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With the war in Iran sending oil prices soaring, consumers under even more economic pressure may not be lured back by PepsiCo shaving less than a dollar off a snack bag.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When money is received, the group works with wildlife managers if a location needs to be sheared, burned or bulldozed.—
Andrew Weeks,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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This, in turn, will whittle stream flows.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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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
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 complex process, requiring two Starships equipped with docking adapters to meet up in orbit to transfer hundreds of tons of super-cooled propellant, is necessary for Starship to reach distant destinations like Mars.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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Use a fork to dock the dough all over.—
Emily Teel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Designed by Sam Burch Architects, the house takes a familiar Mediterranean look and pares it back, using the natural setting to do alot of the heavy lifting.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Apr. 2026
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The governor could certainly try to pare the Democratic field.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In one of college basketball’s enduring traditions, members of the Wolverines climbed a ladder to snip the net after the win, taking home the season’s final strands of nylon.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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These offspring can be snipped off and planted to create new plants.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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Both the House and Senate want to clip DeSantis’ wings.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to the rise of algorithmic feeds, clipping has morphed into the creator economy’s version of wheatpasting.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Skive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skive. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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