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[skim] / skɪm /




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I’ll skim a monologue like a speed reader, then I go back to look at specific words.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

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.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

A blunt levy on remittances could skim billions from migrant workers, many of whom already pay taxes in America.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

The overall tension allows us to skim over the flaws and foibles in the script, especially when the resolution is so hard-fought.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

I skim the columns for words I recognize, for any clue about where my mother might be.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi




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