skirred

verb

past tense of skirr
as in explored
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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  1. explored
  2. searched
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  • But the seeds are planted quickly for weightier themes to be explored later.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Kearns gushed in a 2015 interview that his dream creative collaboration would be directing a project written by his daughter that explored race.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of explored
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  • While that lawsuit was pending, Murkerson says his car’s license plate was searched multiple times in the Flock system.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The company at the center of the probe was not identified, but its premises in Romania and several homes were searched.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of searched
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“Skirred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirred. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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