Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skive
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An article published that year by The New York Times notes that Davis shaved the front of her head for the part.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
5 June 2025 -
To begin, researchers tried to mimic sun exposure by shaving the dorsal skin of mice and applying cis-urocanic acid (dissolved in water).—
Jay Kakade
June 03,
New Atlas,
3 June 2025
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The California coast typically benefits from cooler water that flows southward along the coast and winds that tend to either shear the tops off hurricanes or push them westward away from the coast.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Avoid shearing shrubs and perennials; remove out-of-bounds shoots with hand pruners.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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This style can work for something like Top Chef: Portland’s tofu tournament, which whittled six chefs down to five.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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The club collected hundreds of name suggestions from initial fan feedback and whittled that down over five months to one name, Boston Legacy FC.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Rats Bed bugs Cockroaches Mosquitos Answer: A new study using genetic analysis revealed bed bugs have been nipping for 60,000 years, emerging with the first human civilizations.—
Jeremy Mikula,
NBC news,
31 May 2025
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Revenue also nipped expectations, coming in at $1.02 billion, up 16% from the same period in 2024.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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The last Indian citizen in space was Rakesh Sharma, who was aboard another Soyuz, which docked with Russia’s Salyut 7 space station in 1984.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 June 2025
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When docked, screenshots and videos are at 4K for the Switch 2 and 1080p for the Switch, and Switch 1 screenshots have been upscaled to show detail. Switch 2 Editions The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Switch 2 Edition, docked.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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The professionalization of college athletics will be seen in the high-stakes and expensive recruitment of stars on their way to the NFL and NBA, and they will be felt by athletes whose schools have decided to pare their programs.—
Eddie Pells,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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Tangent Tesla’s shares, which dropped 14% in one of the stock’s worst-ever trading sessions, appeared to pare back some losses Friday after jumping 3% in early trading.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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When harvesting, use scissors or pruning shears to snip the cucumbers off the tender vines rather than pulling them off the plant.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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Go ahead and pull out the good china, snip some greenery from the backyard for a quick centerpiece, and light the tapers—this is a dinner party, after all.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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Every feather was clipped short; the bullet must have gone the length of the bird’s body cutting feathers and not once drawing blood!—
Percy Brown,
Outdoor Life,
12 June 2025
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First, trim your nails by clipping straight across to create short tips.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
11 June 2025
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“Skive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skive. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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