skipping (out)

verb

present participle of skip (out)
as in getting (away)

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  1. getting out
  2. clearing out
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  • The reason for that may be due to money just moving from one part of the stock market to another, rather than investors getting out entirely.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Cendejas said Wahab needs to focus her time on getting out to voters in the district while the state Legislature is in recess between July and August.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Definition of getting out
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  • But the acres burned by high-severity fires — when flames explode out of control with extreme temperatures, incinerating trees rather than simply clearing out dead vegetation — have increased thirtyfold.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
  • And sometimes the physical act of clearing out resets more than just the space.
    — John Speranza, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of clearing out
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“Skipping (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skipping%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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