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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
Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
At Tod’s, Prada, and Bottega Veneta, designers skipped the classic penny strap for a sleeker, softer effect; at Miu Miu and Ferragamo, suede and sock-like construction telegraphed a sense of ease.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 9 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
Now after seeing that 256,000 jobs were added in December, odds of another skip in March increased to 74%, up from 56% a day ago.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
At Tod’s, Prada, and Bottega Veneta, designers skipped the classic penny strap for a sleeker, softer effect; at Miu Miu and Ferragamo, suede and sock-like construction telegraphed a sense of ease.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 9 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
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One night before a tiny crowd and another performance essentially for a city hopped up on beer and crammed into the single space of a football stadium.Eric Fuller, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jumpsuits are having a style moment, and stylish celebs are hopping on the trend.Cai Cramer, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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The stakes of missing on a quarterback pick are high, obviously.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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The only award missing from her collection was the Wade Trophy, which freshmen were not eligible for until the 2021-22 season.Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
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One player methodically bounces the ball preparing to serve, the other crouches to receive it, and reliably, the television cameras show close-up shots of both.Matt Craig, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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There are prism systems that bounce a projection off of a prism into your eye, and there are waveguide systems that use special etchings in a flat lens to guide the projection into your eye.Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
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Among teams dispatched were Engine 5, Engine 4, Rescue 3, and the shift commander, according to Assistant Fire Chief Brian Meadows.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
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After more than two years of political deadlock, the Lebanese Parliament elected the army commander on Thursday with 99 out of 128 votes.Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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The macOS users who ignore this warning do so at their own peril.Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 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
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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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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 20 Jan. 2025.
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