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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
Mike Lillis, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Don’t skip the sleep part for the best chance of financial success.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
PCMAG, 30 July 2024
By Matt Fuchs August 1, 2024 2:17 PM EDT
My nine-year-old skips, jumps, flails his arms, jumps some more, kicks, skip-jumps, stops by to punch me in the leg, and continues.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Trump, however, did not skip a beat in declaring victory for House Republicans.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Don’t skip the sleep part for the best chance of financial success.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
Premium grants unlimited listening on all devices, unlimited song skips, full lyrics, and offline downloads.
—PCMAG, 30 July 2024
By Matt Fuchs August 1, 2024 2:17 PM EDT
My nine-year-old skips, jumps, flails his arms, jumps some more, kicks, skip-jumps, stops by to punch me in the leg, and continues.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skip
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The pair decided on $40,000 and then hopped in a car and drove to the bank to secure a loan.Cory Mull, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Available from 6 to 11 a.m., qualifying travelers simply hop on a free shuttle and store their luggage with the concierge before showering off.Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024
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Jackson missed Arkansas’ last two games with an ankle injury.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Both boys have been reported critically missing before.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Jones is best known for his work producing Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, or his lifelong friendship with Ray Charles, but his film scores, bouncing with energy and groove, helped inspire a rethink of what was possible with movie music.Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
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At one point, a juror had her hand over her mouth watching as the camera bounced when Tejada joined the chest compressions.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Israel killed or imprisoned Palestinian commanders, along with thousands of civilians, leaving Palestinian operational units leaderless and uncoordinated.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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Israeli officials later said a local Hezbollah commander and several operatives were in the building.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Kimberly Clausing, a former Treasury Department official in the Biden administration and a UCLA professor of tax law, said the GOP will probably overestimate the revenue from tariffs and ignore the negative economic impact of the duties.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Speaking with SiriusXM, Gramm lamented that Foreigner’s request to have its original members perform a medley of greatest hits was ignored — instead, younger artists Kelly Clarkson and Demi Lovato, as well as friend of the group Sammy Hagar, were chosen to perform on their behalf.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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The Covid years The number of Chinese students in the US plunged during the pandemic and hasn’t rebounded since.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Golden State’s rebounding philosophy goes something like this: Gang rebound to close possessions and crash from the corners selectively on the other end.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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But the toothy grin of Pat Cummins through his media engagements marked a captain that is especially relaxed before a legacy-defining series for his aging team.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Boyle was in the U.S. Army for about six years, becoming a captain, and then came to Milwaukee to attend Marquette Law School.David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
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The Los Angeles Dodgers skipper ranks first at .627.Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Here are 5 things to know about the next Sox skipper: Venable stopped playing in 2016 and was scooped up by then-Cubs general manager Theo Epstein to be an assistant in the GM's office.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Skip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skip. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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