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as in to miss
to fail to attend
the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach
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as in commander
a person in overall command of a ship
the skip's barking orders again
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Recent Examples of skip
Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Macular degeneration is a great excuse to skip press events.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Anyone offended by an f-bomb—or dozens of them—might want to give this one a skip.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Often, Reilly would skip his meal if Jane wasn’t there to feed him.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Macular degeneration is a great excuse to skip press events.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
Take a hop and a skip outside the USA and find yourself in British Columbia at Whistler Blackcomb.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Anyone offended by an f-bomb—or dozens of them—might want to give this one a skip.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skip
Verb
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The beer is double dry hopped with nelson, citra and motueka hops.—
Erik Ofgang,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Afterward, hop around the downtown park, which is lined with wine bars and tasting rooms like Hope on the Park.—
Tanvi Chheda,
AFAR Media,
17 Jan. 2025
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Searching for victims Nearly 30 people remain missing, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Wednesday.—
Jaimie Ding,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.—
Kyler Alvord,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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During the interview process, McCoy expressed a desire to consult veterans of the police department and bounce his ideas off them to gauge what approaches have been tried in the past and which ones worked well.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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At some point the classical simulation will just fail because bouncing balls will never be able to replicate the peculiar quantum mechanical laws obeyed by sub-atomic particles.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Mission commander Cai and Song completed multiple tasks before returning to the Wentian module airlock, according to China's human spaceflight agency, including the installation of space debris protection devices and inspecting the exterior of the space station.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Cha also denied testimony by military commanders involved in the martial law declaration who said Yoon and his top aides ordered the arrest of some members of parliament who had politically clashed with the president.—
Reuters,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Peter, on the other hand, is approaching it in a very old fashioned, very masculine, frankly, way of burying it, ignoring it, and that doesn’t often work.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Modeste says ignoring mental health will no longer cut it, so parents should have open and honest discussions about it.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Gators rebounded with 10 points by the end of the first quarter, then dominated the rest of the game.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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For the second game, the audience rebounded, averaging 20.6 million viewers across the three ESPN networks.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Instead, the All-Star captain powered his team to a gritty 125-119 overtime victory over the 76ers.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The 6-foot-1, 185-pound right winger wanted to work on his puck play, take on a top role on the team as a captain and win an NCAA national championship.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Maintaining such a relentless pace is the ultimate challenge of the Vendée Globe; the most experienced skippers know when to throttle back to preserve the boat and themselves and know when to push to stay ahead and navigate unpredictable weather systems.—
George Allen,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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The skipper had a contractual out and took it, leaving Tampa Bay for a job with the Cubs.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Skip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skip. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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