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as in misses
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 commanders
a person in overall command of a ship
the skip's barking orders again
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Recent Examples of skips
Spin Staff, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026
To save time, but still cook the bottom crust golden brown, this pie skips par-baking, but bakes on a preheated sheet tray.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
The program skips the majority of the zoo’s vast collection of species to focus a few habitats so the participants don't get too tired or overwhelmed.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Where that supercomputer employed the threat of nuclear destruction to keep humanity in line, Skynet skips directly to using nuclear weapons to eliminate the human race the moment its creators first attempt to shut it down.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
The dye free version skips the yellow colorant for a shorter ingredient list and a cleaner look.
—Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Instead, Bella skips an opportunity to meet her mom's new man and gives her an earful, all on speakerphone while Gino is sitting next to Natalie.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
At home, Marino skips the mayo altogether and mixes his tuna with olive oil, fresh tomatoes, and basil.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
Sharpen and clean your tools This is the task almost everyone skips — and almost everyone regrets skipping.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Laden with skips, the landing craft goes back and forth to Girvan for several days.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
But my Number One choice is mainly because this album deserves no skips.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
Despite a couple of funky skips, the album is fueled by the hunger of an artist who really wants the pop life again, perking up electro-scuzz and arena rock with new wave that gleams like glitter.
—Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
This is also the first time this has happened in the charts’ history; Swift controlled the top spots with Midnights and Tortured Poets Department, but the top spots did not include every song without skips.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Might be the same WiFi issue, but CarPlay constantly disconnects and music often times has micro skips.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
His voice took a few beats to settle, but in the meantime who wouldn’t be captivated by Martin’s joyful skips, knee bends, winks and grins?
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Notably, older moviegoers — a group that typically skips opening weekends — showed up in significant numbers.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026
To save time, but still cook the bottom crust golden brown, this pie skips par-baking, but bakes on a preheated sheet tray.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
The program skips the majority of the zoo’s vast collection of species to focus a few habitats so the participants don't get too tired or overwhelmed.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Where that supercomputer employed the threat of nuclear destruction to keep humanity in line, Skynet skips directly to using nuclear weapons to eliminate the human race the moment its creators first attempt to shut it down.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
The dye free version skips the yellow colorant for a shorter ingredient list and a cleaner look.
—Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Instead, Bella skips an opportunity to meet her mom's new man and gives her an earful, all on speakerphone while Gino is sitting next to Natalie.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
At home, Marino skips the mayo altogether and mixes his tuna with olive oil, fresh tomatoes, and basil.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
Sharpen and clean your tools This is the task almost everyone skips — and almost everyone regrets skipping.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
The remarkable iron shot from the right side of the fairway with two skips into the hole — his final hole of the 2026 RBC Heritage — assured him a tie for eighth place and massive $550,000 payday.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Laden with skips, the landing craft goes back and forth to Girvan for several days.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
But my Number One choice is mainly because this album deserves no skips.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
Despite a couple of funky skips, the album is fueled by the hunger of an artist who really wants the pop life again, perking up electro-scuzz and arena rock with new wave that gleams like glitter.
—Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
This is also the first time this has happened in the charts’ history; Swift controlled the top spots with Midnights and Tortured Poets Department, but the top spots did not include every song without skips.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Might be the same WiFi issue, but CarPlay constantly disconnects and music often times has micro skips.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
His voice took a few beats to settle, but in the meantime who wouldn’t be captivated by Martin’s joyful skips, knee bends, winks and grins?
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skips
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Alix Earle takes her shoes off and hops on a mechanical bull at the Whiskey River x SipMargs event in Nashville Tennessee on April 24.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Named for the interesting seed pods that resemble hops, it is related to American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), as both are members of the birch family, but where Hophornbeam prefers upland soils, Hornbeam prefers floodplains.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This is a good quarterback room that should be able to keep the ship afloat if Prescott misses a small amount of time.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Nutritional Benefits Beyond Protein Focusing only on protein misses what mushrooms actually do well.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
27 Apr. 2026
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The older one bounces his Spalding off the brick walls; the younger one digs his fingers into the box of corn flakes for the plastic prize.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Ulloa bounces between a linear, historical telling of the political, economic and racial shifts in the area and the personal accounts of five families from the region, including her own.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Such an agreement would require battling — and even dismantling — an entrenched and incompetent bureaucracy to speed up economic reforms, and getting rid of old-school historic commanders and everyone else in the government, the Communist Party and the top military echelons standing in the way.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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The previous round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, in 2023–24, devastated the militia, destroyed much of its missile and drone arsenal, and killed most of its senior battlefield commanders and political leaders.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sister typically bounds around on their walks, but Bowen said the tiny dog kept sitting still on the road.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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As Sac State bounds into the 2026 season as a first-time member of the FBS in the Mid-American Conference, Carter said his squad will not lack in effort.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The notion that Related is a rapacious developer being handed a giveaway ignores the history.—
Peter Peyser,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The authors take aim at TRIPS and TRIPS-Plus agreements by stressing the dangers of a colonialism of information that ignores individual countries’ political and economic circumstances.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Just more than two minutes before the first intermission, the physical nature of the series boiled over in a series of scuffles that ended with referee Graham Skilliter meeting with the captains of both teams.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Up next is Tezzus and diamond*, the de facto captains of ØWay, who have taken the modern rapper’s scalpel to his jagged flows in a way that’s beyond straight mimicry.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While Cora, who was also part of the Astros’ 2017 sign-stealing scandal, is now on the unemployment line, he is considered one of the better skippers in baseball.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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There’s also a growing crop of youngish skippers who made the managerial turn quite quickly after their playing days.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Skips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skips. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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