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as in missed
to fail to attend
the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach
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Recent Examples of skipped
Team Peterson, skipped by Tabatha, begins competition Thursday against South Korea and Sweden.
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John Shipley, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
Some data suggests people skipped going to the bathroom when Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, started his set.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Aside from Team Shuster’s win eight years ago, the only other time an American curler reached the Olympic medal podium before Tuesday was 2006, when a squad skipped by Peter Fenson collected the bronze in Torino, Italy.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
This can be the outcome when preheating is skipped.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
This is the first NATO defense ministerial Hegseth has skipped since taking office.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
This January, Esnard skipped his own paycheck.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Switzerland’s runners-up from that tournament, skipped by Aline Pätz, is in the field.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Following news of her mother's disappearance, Guthrie skipped Monday's broadcast of Today, and issued a brief statement that was shared by her colleagues.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
John Shipley, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
Some data suggests people skipped going to the bathroom when Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, started his set.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Aside from Team Shuster’s win eight years ago, the only other time an American curler reached the Olympic medal podium before Tuesday was 2006, when a squad skipped by Peter Fenson collected the bronze in Torino, Italy.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
This can be the outcome when preheating is skipped.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
This is the first NATO defense ministerial Hegseth has skipped since taking office.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
This January, Esnard skipped his own paycheck.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Switzerland’s runners-up from that tournament, skipped by Aline Pätz, is in the field.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Following news of her mother's disappearance, Guthrie skipped Monday's broadcast of Today, and issued a brief statement that was shared by her colleagues.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipped
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The man hopped out of his minivan, ran toward an empty Wauwatosa police squad car and got in as officers tried to arrest him.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Stapleton’s blues-leaning song played as Pitt, who portrayed the character Sonny Hayes, hopped into the APXGP car.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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The western states have been working to renegotiate the water use pact for over two years and missed the November deadline to reach a new agreement.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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But Malinin missed his first combo and could never regain his composure in what was likely his worst performance in a major competition in quite some time.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Encased in inflatable shock absorbers, the sphere bounced across the lunar surface like a beach ball, eventually settling and unfolding four petal-like panels to stabilize itself.—
Ilya Ferapontov,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Each time, bitcoin has bounced all the way back within a year and a half.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Information would go from bounded to ubiquitous.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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The zone is bounded by State Route 237 to the north, Calabazas Creek to the west, Highway 101 and Montague Expressway to the south and the Guadalupe River to the east.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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So, the fact that the Illinois fireworks ban is roundly ignored by Illinoisans is not a surprise to anyone, as the night skies prove on Independence Day.—
Brad Weisenstein,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ackerly says the lesson is simple but often ignored.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Heimuli rebounded from the loss to Kouokam to beat Jessica Pyatt of El Paso Pebble Hills in a consolation semifinal, pulling Pyatt down with 15 seconds left in the second period and getting a pint five seconds later.—
Rick Kretzschmar,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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His 26 home runs were one fewer than Christian Walker’s team-leading total, as his home-run rate rebounded from a drop in 2024.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
14 Feb. 2026
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Brookwood junior Collier Stanton extended his arm to the wall, glanced at the scoreboard and slapped the water as his older brother, Baylor, pumped his fist behind the block.—
Ansley Gavlak,
AJC.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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In a hallway of Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, just outside the Senators’ dressing room, Ullmark looked up from his cellphone and glanced at the score on a television screen hanging from the wall.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Skipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipped. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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