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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
Erika Veurink, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2024
For jewels, Lohan skipped the necklace, but interestingly chose to mix diamond tennis bracelets with gold bangles.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 19 Nov. 2024
PCMAG, 30 July 2024
By Matt Fuchs August 1, 2024 2:17 PM EDT
My nine-year-old skips, jumps, flails his arms, jumps some more, kicks, skip-jumps, stops by to punch me in the leg, and continues.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Style them with a blazer to skip a coat, or copy Kelsey Lim, founder of Abel Objects, by piling them high.
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Premium grants unlimited listening on all devices, unlimited song skips, full lyrics, and offline downloads.
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The shooter, who was wearing a mask, fled the scene on foot and later hopped on a bicycle into Central Park.Nik Popli, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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The suspect then fled on foot to a back alley and then hopped on a bicycle in the direction of Central Park.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Brandon Ingram has missed the past five games with a calf injury, too.Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Without the update, your Spotify Wrapped might not appear at all or could miss key features.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Video shared on social media showed passengers screaming and bouncing in their seats on a turbulent Scandinavian Airlines flight earlier this month.Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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Trump began dancing to the song at the end of his rallies in 2020, bouncing to the beat with his fists poking at the air.Joe Murphy, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Iranian media also reported on the death of a commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which coordinates ties with Axis of Resistance factions in the region, during the insurgent attack on Aleppo on Wednesday.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Mr Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, the highest commander of the military wing of Hamas (known as the al-Qassam Brigades), was indicted with crimes against humanity and war crimes committed on the territory of the State of Israel and the State of Palestine from at least October 7, 2023.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Europe’s Green Deal has faced backlash from far-right groups who want to weaken climate legislation or ignore climate action entirely.Sophie Tanno, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
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The mirror’s optical and architectural mediation—and its effect on our bodies—was impossible to ignore as both a dizzying and an organizing force.Ellen Y. Tani, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
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Every loose ball and rebound seemingly went to Miami.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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The incident in Hiroshima in western Japan is one of two scandals that have shaken Nomura lately, blighting the firm’s reputation at a time when profit is rebounding.BYTakashi Nakamichi, Fortune Asia, 3 Dec. 2024
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Phoenix fire captain Todd Keller added at the time that authorities were unsure what caused the statue to fall.Raven Brunner, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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But once the kids get up and running on their adventure with Law's mysterious pirate captain, there's a lot of fun to be had.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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On Thanksgiving weekend that year, Wood and Wagner set sail on their 60-foot yacht, the Splendour, alongside Wood’s Brainstorm costar Christopher Walken and their longtime friend and skipper, Dennis Davern.Alex Gurley, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Guimaraes, the skipper, was dropped, Tonali was shifted from right-sided No 8 to play at the centre of the midfield three and Joelinton’s left-side relationship with Willock was restored.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Skip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skip. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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