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skim

Definition for skim

verb as in remove the top part

Strongest matches

glance, graze, shave

Strong matches

brush, cream, dip, ladle, ream, scoop, separate, top

Weak match

get the cream

verb as in glide over quickly, lightly

Strongest matches

carom, dart, graze, ricochet, skip, skitter

Strong matches

brush, coast, float, fly, kiss, sail, scud, shoot, skate, soar, trip

Weak matches

skirr, smooth along

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Beyond Rufus, Amazon’s AI helps sellers to make their pitches more presentable, and shoppers use it to get fit recommendations, skim highlights of customer reviews, and search for objects by pointing their cameras at them.

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I’ve been conducting experiments with how much wiggle room there is on that date — about 35 days max if you skim the mold off the top.

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Cleanup teams are skimming and pumping oil from the tributary and deploying absorbent booms and pads to recover oil trapped along the creek bed.

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When reading this advert, you would be forgiven for skimming over the words "first-steps", as a turn of phrase.

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He begins to skim cash off the top of her prize money, hiding it in a tin can in their backyard.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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