skimmer

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Recent Examples of skimmer Three men were arrested on July 18 in North Texas after they were accused of running a credit card skimmer operation used on ATMs across the United States, authorities said. Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025 Agents say that these skimmers can be put on in a fraction of a second, with many local businesses and employees being unaware. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025 Truckers who filled up at the Flying J Travel Center in north Aurora last week may be victims of credit card skimmers installed at four gasoline pumps, police say. Max Levy, Denver Post, 7 June 2025 Crews began flushing the drain system to direct residual fuel toward areas where skimmers could collect it, according to officials. Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for skimmer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skimmer
Noun
  • The drowning of a Chicago boater is being investigated as a homicide after his body was found in Lake Michigan, according to officials.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Some cheered the kids on with blasts from conch shells; another boater bugled tunes.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Human infants naturally learn new words and their associations, such as how spoons are related to plates because they are both used to eat or jackets are related to shoes since both are worn outside.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Those features alone are great, but the spoon’s secret tool is truly what sets it apart from all others.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Today, Sunnie snack pack dippers, like Flatbread Pizza and S’more, increase their presence not just in natural grocery stores, but today entering 500 Target stores in every state across the US.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Dill pickle chips make great dippers and amplify the pickle flavor.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The camera department also attached RED Komodo cameras to Withers to capture his perspective during intense sports scenes, and at other moments simply attached a football helmet to the lens and had Wayans yell into it to replicate Cam’s point of view.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The Kylo Ren helmet sits at the top of our best Lego Star Wars helmets page thanks to its striking and stunning look and its noticeable lack of stickers.
    Alexander Cox, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At the trendy, minimalist cafe, the staff uses a cast-iron kettle and a bamboo ladle.
    Rebecca Corbett, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Bowls of punch arrive laced with unusual flavors—jasmine tea, oak moss, and cardamom—served in ladles rather than glasses.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The starter box includes the first two weeks of food, custom instructions for you and your pup to help make the transition smooth, a handy scoop and puptainer to serve and hold your Ollie dog food.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Serve with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Howler monkey sounds rang through the auditorium as Irwin peered through a set of binoculars, before leaping off the hood and gliding across the ballroom toward Carson.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
  • For each, the state placed hoods over the men's heads, strapped them in a chair, placed targets over their hearts, and shot them simultaneously with three bullets.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • She was last seen wearing black and red flannel pants, a gray hooded sweatshirt and a hair bonnet.
    Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The prongs also allow people to get the steam right to the roots, something that can be tricky to do with a bonnet or cap.
    Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Skimmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimmer. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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