SKIPPED (OUT) Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

skipped (out)

verb

past tense of skip (out)

as in got (away)

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When the Nissan's occupants stopped to check on him, Tanaka allegedly got out of his vehicle with a handgun and fired at least one round into the car's windshield.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Renee stopped their red SUV in the street and honked her horn to warn people about the operation while Becca got out and started recording video with her cellphone.

— Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of got out

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At Lincoln Bay, Duke said their elevators sensed water and immediately went to the 10th floor, where they were locked in place and unusable until contractors cleared out the pit below.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
As stores were cleared out and inventory marked down, shoppers once again encountered Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus stores stripped of the upscale allure that had defined them.

— Rachel Felder, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of cleared out

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Under the hot Austin, Texas, sun in the summer of 2020, three future NFL players escaped the confines of pandemic restrictions to train together at a local facility.

— Sam Jane, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Although television coverage suggested the capital had escaped the widespread structural destruction visible in communities closer to the epicenter, the earthquake caused major disruptions to daily life.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of escaped

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Inside, the lobby is dimly lit in soothing lavender and blue and house music is piped in by surround sound.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Office of President Herzog At the president’s residence in Jerusalem, President Isaac Herzog and first lady Michal Herzog lit a memorial candle to open the day’s commemorative events.

— Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

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