as in perimeter
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
an old shack on the skirts of the town
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as in to circumvent
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
the new bill would make it harder for companies to skirt environmental regulations
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as in to join
to be adjacent to
the commercial district skirts the river's edge
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as in to border
to serve as a border for
the wooden fence that skirts the construction site
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Recent Examples of skirt
Ingu Chen, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
Dress them up with trousers and skirts, or pair them with wide-leg jeans for casual outings.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
Ligaya Malones, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
Democrats can force votes on the fund as part of the reconciliation process Republicans are using to skirt the filibuster rule that normally requires 60 votes in the Senate to pass most legislation.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for skirt
Noun
Wang greets me in a white sweater and a cream checkerboard skirt on the restaurant’s ground floor, lively with customers yet intimate with the amber glow of tasseled lamps.
—Ingu Chen, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
Dress them up with trousers and skirts, or pair them with wide-leg jeans for casual outings.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
Verb
Growing up in a rural area near Lodi, Nick Guantone used to help his mom in the kitchen, making sausage and pasta, as a way to skirt outside duties with his dad.
—Ligaya Malones, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
Democrats can force votes on the fund as part of the reconciliation process Republicans are using to skirt the filibuster rule that normally requires 60 votes in the Senate to pass most legislation.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirt
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Midtown street closures The NYPD will have a security perimeter set up from West 29th Street to West 35th Street between Sixth and Eighth avenues.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Regardless of the schedule, make time to walk the cliff’s perimeter and enjoy a fresh perspective.—
Judith Garrison,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The attorneys found that foreign nationals may have used third-party donation portals, such as PayPal and Venmo, to bypass ActBlue’s passport documentation requirements.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
10 June 2026
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Local governments were handed extraordinary funding and broad flexibility to bypass traditional bureaucratic hurdles in the name of speed and compassion.—
Michele Steeb,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Verb
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In its statement, Anthropic said the government had identified a specific technique that could allow users to circumvent some narrow safeguards for Fable 5.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
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That decision could also open the floodgates, with schools using those entities to circumvent the cap.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Nithya Raman is advancing to the November election for Los Angeles mayor, according to projections by NBC News and the Associated Press, setting up a matchup between the progressive city councilmember who joined the race at the last minute and an incumbent mayor.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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What’s more, Korda is only the second American in the past 10 years to win the Open, joining former USC standout Allisen Corpuz, who won at Pebble Beach in 2023.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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In 2017, Regis Jesuit High School bought 18 acres that bordered their campus.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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This means that approximately 70 miles of Osceola County’s borders are being affected — and yes, your tax dollars are paying for those bordering counties’ lack of responsibility and common sense.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The ball ricocheted to the edge of the infield grass, where first baseman Freddie Freeman picked it up.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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Maintain a safe distance from windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open rooms like cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war, according to some Western intelligence reports, and hundreds of thousands more have left the country to avoid being drafted.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Emmett holds the two men at gunpoint and instructs them to transport him to a specific location to evade capture.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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Johnson evaded questions Friday afternoon from reporters who tried to talk to him about the Bears situation at an event at the Chicago Cultural Center honoring the city’s Puerto Rican community.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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“Skirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirt. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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