skirr

as in to explore
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery the film company will soon skirr the area looking for locations

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Verb
  • The researchers noted that torsional loading is not as strongly associated with injury risk as vertical loading, but future work may explore whether improved stroller design or posture cues could mitigate those twisting forces.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • While some diseases, like seasonal allergies, asthma, and autoimmune diseases, are known to cause eosinophilia, or an abnormally high number of these cells, the role of eosinophilia in chronic pain hasn’t been well explored.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • To find locations, search the Mega Millions website.
    Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Among the detentions in which allegations have not stuck, masked agents pointed a gun at, pepper sprayed and punched a young man who had filmed them searching for his relative.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • Every Monday throughout the season, Flyers prospects around the globe can expect a ping with a message from Armstrong.
    Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Over the years, many scientists have suggested that prospecting for He-3 could be accomplished using high-energy gamma rays, in the 20 megaelectron volt (MeV) region.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Skirr.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirr. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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