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skimming

[skim-ing] / ˈskɪm ɪŋ /






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It’s sketched out for cynical skimming rather than deeper psychological consideration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Readers less enrapt about the details of these might find themselves skimming sections about them, or those about operating-system updates and later iMac models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But that is still only skimming the surface.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

And those looks are just skimming the surface.

From Salon • May 6, 2025

“I’ll put down in a clearing in the woods, if I can,” the admiral said, frantically letting air out of the balloon until they were skimming the treetops.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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