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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  • The researchers now plan to explore how these conditions influence the breakdown of OPEs and other emerging pollutants.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Crawford explores the lines between blood and flower, between histories, inevitabilities, and possibilities.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • With leaves still clinging to the trees, Arne Slot had overseen four straight defeats, prompting searching questions to be asked of the head coach, the club’s summer transfer strategy, senior players and everything in between.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • While deputies searched the shelter, a man fell through the ceiling and was immediately detained, Enriquez said.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Zack Wheeler is also facing some uncertainty coming off thoracic outlet surgery and approaching his 36th birthday, but prospects Andrew Painter, Justin Crawford and Aidan Miller are knocking on the door.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • You are also not allowed to prospect within 2,500 feet of a military base.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Skirr.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirr. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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