Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skive
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Derrin claims Farley would also shave and put his body hair on people and their food.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Revisited epic, and its power is undiminished even though Dylan shaved off some of the latter verses.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2025
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Sheep are shearing the land under solar panels to benefit two industries As solar power’s land needs grow, more ranchers are turning to agrivoltaics.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Mar. 2025
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Megalodon likely fed with immense force, using its powerful jaws to shear through its prey’s thick bones and flesh.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Subsequent stopgap government funding measures have whittled the original $80 billion down by as much as half.—
David Lawder,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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His two scoreless, hitless innings whittled his ERA to 2.77.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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If we are taken out of the equation, there is no way to nip Ebola in the bud in Africa, there is no way to stop mpox from getting on a plane and arriving on your shores.—
Alice Park,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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But the group soldiers on, with Alex wrapping herself in blankets in the backseat and Paul and Hillary nipping from a flask to try to stay warm.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
30 Mar. 2025
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The images also captured a roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) ferry docked beside the third and largest barge, positioned farthest from shore.—
Yong Xiong,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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The cocktails span the globe, reflecting places those ships may have docked in around the world.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Kraft, who launched his campaign in early February, has thus far rolled out a plan that would pare back affordability requirements, saying that the mayor’s policies have exacerbated housing affordability.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Together with previous buyouts and early retirements spurred by Trump administration policies, the move will pare the health department down to about 62,000 employees, the agency said.—
Sheryl Gay Stolberg,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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This time, with orange and blue confetti scattered about, Golden literally climbed the ladder for Saturday’s success, snipped the net, draped it around his neck and let out a euphoric cheer.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2025
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In the capitol, an aggressive red-tape snipping mood seems to have set in.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The 27-year-old’s next offering was even more up and in, the baseball colliding with India’s helmet, clipping his ear flap and grazing his face.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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Everybody was able to move out, but two older women were really almost clipped.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Skive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skive. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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