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as in flips
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner
I'll just skim through a few styling magazines and see if something interesting catches my eye
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as in flows
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
a lone hang glider skimming along just above the treetops
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as in brushes
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
her hand just barely skimmed the wall as she ran down the hallway
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as in peeks
to take a quick or hasty look
he impatiently skimmed through the book, looking for the specific passage he remembered seeing
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Verb
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The pocket rescission, therefore, flips the default control over cancellation of spending from the legislature to the executive.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Between October 3 and 4, downtown Houghton flips its switch into fall mode with the Canal Colors Festival.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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An inner radiative zone (makes up 70 percent of the Sun by radius), where energy flows smoothly and the whole region spins together like a solid ball, and the outer convective zone (the remaining 30 percent), where hot gases swirl chaotically and spin at different speeds depending on location.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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And just like historical colonialism, this influence flows primarily in one direction – from powerful tech companies to the rest of us.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Despite the mess in her apartment, the man, like everyone else in her life, brushes off her fears as the exaggerations of an overactive imagination.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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Fog brushes the bluffs like a tide turned into vapor.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The same applies if a ball is kicked into the end zone and then bounces out of bounds.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The bamboo is wedged into a workbench, the chef drapes one leg over the far end, and bounces up and down to massage the dough.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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That way the boot peeks out slightly, without needing to be the center of attention.—
Aemilia Madden,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
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Meghan Markle is back with more recipes, peeks into her personal life and celebrity guests.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The plushy Outlast Forever Velvet Pigment continues the tradition but with a comfortable, flexible formula that glides on smooth and dries down matte without drying out your lips.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Particularly when set to the Maybach-only suspension/powertrain calibration, the car just glides even over the horrible roads of Southern California.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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At the club, everyone besides Hugo and Anthony kisses one another in various combinations.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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The two showed plenty of PDA while posing for photos on the carpet with Blanco planting kisses on Gomez's cheek.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This question skips the glossy success stories and goes straight to the hard truths most mentors don’t volunteer.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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And while the musky-floral fragrance brings major beach vibes, the nonsticky styler skips the sea salt, replacing it with hydrolyzed rice protein to add volume and natural movement minus the crunchiness or tangles.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Skims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skims. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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