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skim
verb as in remove the top part
verb as in glide over quickly, lightly
verb as in look through cursorily
Strongest matches
browse, flip through, glance, leaf through, scan, skip, thumb through
Example Sentences
Manufacturers usually include cleaning tips and methods in that little paper booklet, and giving it a quick skim could help you avoid trashing the warranty.
As a result, the brain might slip into skim mode when you’re reading on a screen.
Fat-free or skim milkEveryone knows milk is an excellent source of calcium that will keep your bones in tip-top shape.
And good for Bruno, bless his heart, who is truly the skim milk of pop music.
And the iTunes story makes music—arguably the most mysterious, magical art form—as accessible and ubiquitous as skim milk.
Skim off most of the fat with a spoon: just dip in, get a spoonful of fat, and remove.
Drinks at the dinner table are restricted to “water and skim milk.”
All summer we have had three calves that came to the orchard fence twice a day to get their ration of skim milk and feeding flour.
When the birds are done, skim off all grease, add the juice of a lemon, and serve hot.
You don't suppose, do you, I've had time since Tuesday to read all this through and skim off the cream?'
In our own little book we have been compelled to skim lightly, and, in many places, to pass over subjects of great interest.
Now, I have made a calculation, and I am satisfied that Mrs. Skim can not possibly make much profit out of me.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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