skirrs

present tense third-person singular of skirr
as in searches
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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  • One agent searches through system information to identify suspicious behavior, another revises security policies to prevent future threats of the same kind and a third tests the defenses of the system by staging an attack.
    Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Kecmanović, a steady pro who will test the Brazilian’s rally tolerance, isn’t an ideal opponent as Fonseca searches for his first main-draw win in New York.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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  • My work explores the contradictions shaping women's lives in Italian society, focusing on how gender norms intersect with personal and collective acts of agency.
    Vogue, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The movie explores a gentle legend whose father’s premature death gave him his own ticking clock and gives new context to some of Candy’s most memorable screen moments, showing how the man and his characters often melded in magical ways.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Skirrs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirrs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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