Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skived
Verb
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Agwunobi had claimed to have shaved $20 million off the hospital’s debt.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026 -
Max Silnicki, who runs the Washington Avenue Barber Shop, shaved the heads of 10,000 Jews in Nazi concentration camps before they were cremated.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Abelias lose their natural, graceful appearance when pruned or sheared heavily.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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As the continents sheared and twisted unevenly, local forces squeezed together thin ribbons of crust and popped them up like geological meerkats, isolating and slicing them off.—
Evan Howell,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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Other companies hit hard by worries about AI competition also trimmed their losses for the year.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The sheer blush pink mesh design was trimmed with matching feathers along the neckline and featured a ruffle with a distressed hem at the bottom, showing off a glimpse of silk pants under her dress as well as a pair of pointy-toed slides.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says the car clipped the corner of one house, crossed the street and crashed into a second home.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Shiffrin was in the back of the start house when Duerr, skiing next to last on the second run, clipped the very first gate and crashed out.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Over the past year, Kennedy dramatically reshaped a key US advisory panel to incorporate vaccine skeptics, then later oversaw changes to the national immunization schedule that pared back the number of shots recommended for America’s children.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard Peter Sarsgaard pared back his black and white suit, while his wife, filmmaker and actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, wore a look from McQueen’s pre-fall 2015 collection.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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With a sophisticated mock-neck top and cropped wide-leg pants—complete with a drawstring and side pockets— this matching set is a must-have for your next trip.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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Other slides included images of the model and Gavras cropped together.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In the gray dawn, rows of bicycles bobbed at their moorings, as though lifted by ghostly hands.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Several giant foam fingers bobbed above the crowd.—
Martin Silva Rey,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Finally, some succulents bloom in winter and should be pruned soon afterward—Christmas cactus is a prime example.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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Only part of the orchard had been pruned when Sarb Johl called off the job.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Skived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skived. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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