Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skive
Verb
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Stone said parts of the Bible instructs people how to shave.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026 -
Two pumps of the stuff should cover your entire face and give you enough slip to shave comfortably and without irritation.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The plants bloom in late spring and early summer and can be encouraged to bloom again by shearing the plants back by two-thirds after the first flowers fade.—
Lynn McAlpine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Plus, shearing the plants will encourage them to rebloom.—
Michelle Darrisaw,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After trailing 75-50 in the third quarter, the Spurs whittled the margin to 11 points by the end of the period and opened the fourth with an 18-5 run to take their first lead since the opening minutes.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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On fourth-and-3 from the Washington 8 in the third quarter, rather than take a field goal that would’ve whittled Washington’s lead to 29-21.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bowen nipped in ahead of Calvin Bassey and passed to Summerville, who advanced to stroke his fifth league goal of the season, and seventh in 10 appearances across all competitions, into the unguarded net.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Leaves and grass clippings need annual or even semi-annual replenishing, as earthworms will nip away at the inventory.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In May and June of 2019, four oil tankers docked in the United Arab Emirates were sabotaged and two freight vessels, one Japanese-owned and the other Norwegian-owned, were damaged by Iranian mines in the Gulf of Oman, which sits below the Strait.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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That flight will now be followed by an additional mission next year — Artemis III — in which astronauts aboard an Orion capsule in low-Earth orbit will rendezvous and dock with one or both moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Gains later pared some gains, and while large European defense stocks are up on average between 5% and 10% since the first strikes, Rheinmetall is largely flat over that period.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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But oil prices pared their gains through the day, initially on talks that seven of the world's largest economies could coordinate moves to push back on the spikes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Grandmother takes a small pair of scissors from her bag and snips a swatch from the green cloth, then slips it into her pocket.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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Sugar libel was snipped from both bills.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Even 20 years ago, film wasn’t as accessible or easily clipped together.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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See the date announcement clip below.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Skive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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