skipped (out)

past tense of skip (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipped (out)
Verb
  • The crew and the two witnesses said one of the three men got out with a dog and then moved aggressively towards the crew while shouting racial slurs targeted at the photographer.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Bungie quickly got out a few nerfs to items or bugs that were trivializing every boss encounter in the game, but if there is one outlier overpowered meta, that’s just going to stay.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Cell phone video shows first responders at the scene, the section cleared out moments after the tragic fall.
    Elle McLogan, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • There are luxurious high-rise towers overlooking the Mekong River, where entire floors are now deserted following police raids that cleared out the illicit operations hidden there.
    Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • William Carney, a man who escaped slavery to become a Union soldier in the Civil War and who was awarded the Medal of Honor for protecting the American flag from touching the ground during battle.
    Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Born enslaved in Maryland, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) escaped to the North and emerged as the nation’s leading abolitionist and major literary political figure of his time.
    Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • That's why the plants often struggle in the average dimly lit living room.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026
  • Louis had lit Bruce on fire with Claudia’s (Delainey Hayles) diary entry as a punishment for raping her.
    Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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“Skipped (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipped%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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