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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
Pat Graham, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
Most cases of antibiotic resistance occur either when doses are skipped or the course of antibiotics is not taken to completion.
—Cordelia Nwankwo, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
George Caulkin, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Once the skip at the reception area is full, the waste is emptied into the landfill, where it is then covered with inert material to minimise the release of gases or liquids and then compacted.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Shiffrin skipped the giant slalom at world championships and has raced the discipline three times since, with her best showing 25th place.
—Pat Graham, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
Most cases of antibiotic resistance occur either when doses are skipped or the course of antibiotics is not taken to completion.
—Cordelia Nwankwo, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
There was a hop, a skip and a jump-start for Newcastle.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Once the skip at the reception area is full, the waste is emptied into the landfill, where it is then covered with inert material to minimise the release of gases or liquids and then compacted.
—Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skip
Verb
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This prevents the disease from hopping to other communities, Offit explains.—
Ripley Cleghorn,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2025
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With the Rangers’ loss, the Canadiens, who have two games in hand, hopped into the second wild-card spot.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Malik Monk returned to score 16 points after missing the past three games due to illness.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Robert Irwin Is 'Thrilled and Honored' for New Snail Species Discovered in Australia to Be Named After Him 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, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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It’s been an amazing opportunity, working with mentors and bouncing ideas off them.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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One of those, North Carolina, was sent to Dayton for a play-in, causing a national firestorm (albeit a bit of an overreaction), two others, Louisville and Clemson, were bounced in the Round of 64.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tom Sharpe, former United Kingdom Royal Navy commander, reiterated this point.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Included among dozens of other characters are a submarine commander and his crew, a creepy coroner, a sweaty spy, an American flyboy, and even the soon-to-be spy novelist Ian Fleming.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While Trump might be tempted therefore to simply ignore those critics, the Yemen crisis is a golden opportunity for his administration to advance and strengthen an important ...—
Julian Ku,
National Review,
23 Mar. 2025
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Many such studies ignore, rather than seriously examine, biological realities.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Re-Emerging Enthusiasm for Private Markets Despite liquidity concerns, LP enthusiasm for private markets is rebounding.—
Alex Lazarow,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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In his 43 healthy games, the Murray State product has been averaging 22.3 points on 44.9 percent shooting from the field and 83.4 percent shooting from the free-throw line, 7.4 assists, and 4.1 rebounds a night.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Mouse House has a new captain steering its ship in Japan.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Bentley, 28, was a four-time captain in his seven seasons with the Patriots.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The France skipper produced an anonymous performance in France’s 3-1 home defeat against Italy and proved similarly ineffective in a substitute appearance against Belgium three days later.—
Tom Williams,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Angels' 72-year-old skipper has no problem with his players using technology as ubiquitous as a cell phone — just not in the clubhouse.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Skip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skip. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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