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skimmed

VERB

remove the top part

Synonyms

STRONGEST

glance graze shave

STRONG

brush cream dip ladle ream scoop separate top

WEAK

get the cream

Antonyms

WEAK

pour

VERB

glide over quickly, lightly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carom dart graze ricochet skip skitter

STRONG

brush coast float fly kiss sail scud shoot skate soar trip

WEAK

skirr smooth along

Antonyms

STRONG

land walk

WEAK

pour

VERB

look through cursorily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

browse flip through glance leaf through scan skip thumb through

STRONG

dip examine read riff riffle

WEAK

brush over get the cream give the once-over glance over go once over lightly hit the high spots read swiftly run eye over turn the pages

Antonyms

WEAK

pour

Example Sentences

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He skimmed much of the resulting 140-page report, and landed on one conclusion: he was bold, aggressive and decisive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The holiday’s corpulent, white-bearded dandy arrived even later, his schmaltzy persona skimmed from bony St. Nicholas between Reconstruction and 1931, when Coca-Cola debuted its iconic, brandy-flushed Santa Claus.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

They’re skimmed over, but not in a manner that feels reluctant or incurious.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

McCaskill had a gimme in the 40th minute that was stopped by the post and skimmed across the mouth of goal.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

I went back to the beginning and skimmed through.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia