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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
Natalie Wu, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
More than 70% of digital purchases in Latin America are now made on smartphones, with younger consumers often skipping desktop experiences entirely.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
The Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation’s 2023 report found that nearly four in ten Arizonans without dental insurance skip visits due to cost, and another 39 percent cite the inability to afford extra out-of-pocket expenses.
—Sixteen Ramos, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Verb
While tradeoffs can be made, like eating out less or skipping a yearly vacation to cut back on expenses, never tap into your own retirement savings or go into debt to finance your child’s dreams, Balcom says.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
More than 70% of digital purchases in Latin America are now made on smartphones, with younger consumers often skipping desktop experiences entirely.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
Down from 1,400 rooms to 372 residences and 375 rooms and suites, the New York City hotel feels alive, and staff have a new skip in their step.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
The Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation’s 2023 report found that nearly four in ten Arizonans without dental insurance skip visits due to cost, and another 39 percent cite the inability to afford extra out-of-pocket expenses.
—Sixteen Ramos, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skip
Verb
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Fluorescence rippled across the bed of astrocytes in waves, hopping from one cell to the next.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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As far as staple bottoms, pick up these Lee bootcut jeans to hop on the retro style celebs have been wearing recently.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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De Ligt played 42 times for United last season and 90 minutes in each of United’s first 13 league games this season, but has missed the last 11 matches due to a back injury.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Just this month at Matthieu Blazy’s inaugural Chanel Metiers d’Art show in New York’s Bowery station, hair artist Duffy sent down bouncing side parts, and Chanel’s couture look also followed suit.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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Video shows the plane slowly descending toward the runway, then touching down with a jolt, its wings bouncing as yellow fire and white smoke bursts from beneath it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a former Guard commander, announced the terrorism designation, which probably will be mostly symbolic.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Days later, Trump, much to the surprise of even his own advisers, responded by assassinating Iran’s top military commander, Qassem Soleimani, in Iraq.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And ignoring that fact is now no longer a laughing matter.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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All of these teens had in fact ignored their notices to appear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Shares fell during his time in government but rebounded sharply in December, reaching a record high amid intense market interest in AI.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Trump has a long history of rebounding from failure, including from bankruptcy, political failure, impeachment, four criminal indictments, and 34 criminal convictions.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the Sabres captain has played in 48 games this season while dealing with an unimaginable situation away from the rink.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The short doesn’t record her confrontation with a flight attendant and the plane’s captain but rather bystanders’ reactions.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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Only the skipper, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, has been at the club longer than Lobotka.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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That could be merely some wishful thinking from the skipper, or it could be informed by the workouts and progress Thomson has seen up close.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Skip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skip. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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