Thesaurus results for SKIMMER

skimmer

noun

Definition of skimmer

as in boater

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as in spoon

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Recent Examples of skimmer Often, a wireless transmitter hidden inside the skimmer sends the data to the scammer. — Laura Geller, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Tap the picture to open a screen showing a larger version of the skimmer, its current status (cleaning, charging, or standby), battery life, and cleaning time. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026 The pesky green organisms once again returned to the waters, with aerial photographs showing workers using what appear to be pool skimmer nets fishing out the unwanted growth over the weekend. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 June 2026 The whole ritual of connecting the hose and vacuum head to the skimmer basket, doing the actual vacuuming, then cleaning the equipment off and putting it away could easily take an hour. — Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for skimmer

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Noun

When a boater posted footage of the new island on social media, incredulous officials thought the video was AI-generated, according to the New York Times.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026
The boater was found to be uninjured and safely brought back to shore.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of boater

Noun

The artwork introduced tension between Indigenous traditions and Western conventions through the inclusion of Mai’s robe, turban and hand tattoos.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Most Popular Elated, Singh placed the gem on his turban and paraded it through the streets of Lahore for all his subjects to see.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of turban

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Stir constantly, adding small ladles of the cooking water, spoonfuls of creme fraiche, and perhaps more lemon zest, until the sauce emulsifies and thickens.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Can't wait to grab me a ladle and dig into a nice bowl of rum punch this weekend.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of ladle

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There must have been a hundred of us there, circling the truck, clambering onto its hood, shuffling and shimmying and twerking with abandon.

— Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
At least three cars rested on the right shoulder next to the Williams Street on-ramp and one had serious hood and windshield damage.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of hood

Noun

Use a large spoon or ice cream scoop to remove membranes and seeds.

— Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026
Yeo recommends weighing food in grams with a digital kitchen scale because even a rounded scoop of calorie-dense kibble can add more calories than expected.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026