SKIVED Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

skived

verb

past tense of skive

as in shaved

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Employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Guidance The company shaved its full-year outlook across several key metrics.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of shaved

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Ohtani's two-run homer off Ryan Zeferjahn, his 26th, trimmed Chicago's lead to one.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
For example, Mordor Intelligence notes in its Smart Cities Market Report that Singapore’s Smart Nation AI initiative has trimmed average commute times by 11 minutes thanks to a 92% accurate bus-crowding prediction model.

— Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of trimmed

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Sparkling yet simple, Gerber’s dress eschewed 1980s high glam for a look that was pared back yet still glamorous enough to evoke the decade.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
Ashley Basile’s spare set—table and chairs, green couch—quietly evokes lives pared down to their bare essentials.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Definition of pared

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While Imax offers a variety of screen options, including digital versions of the 70 mm aspect ratio, these viewings are often cropped to fit the auditorium in which they are being shown.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
The square-neck tank top is breezy and slightly cropped, while the wide-leg pants feature a comfy elastic waistband that the top is just long enough to hide.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of cropped

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One afternoon as a rookie, listening to coaches drone on in a dark room with film cutups flashing in front of them, his head bobbed.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Six young women — hair fashionably bobbed, shins covered by knee-high socks — posed in dark, modest swimming suits in the tiled abyss of an empty swimming pool.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of bobbed

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Airlines pruned schedules this year, which can mean fewer flights per day or week on a certain route.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Maintenance Pruning Aside from deadheading, peonies should not be pruned until fall unless their leaves die back and dry out with disease.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 31 July 2026

Definition of pruned

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