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Recent Examples of skirt
Noun
She was drawn to a racy look by Ann Demeulemeester—a long white skirt with a top comprising a single white feather. Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024 Ulla Johnson styled an oversized denim pocket tee with a white table cloth skirt. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2024
Verb
Wide lawns skirted the structure, which had several gables arranged cheerfully around a river-stone chimney. Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 With first-quarter results looming and European luxury shares plunging in the immediate aftermath of the tariffs news, many executives skirted questions around potential impacts or mitigating strategies, instead reiterating the importance of the U.S. market for the industry. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for skirt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirt
Noun
  • The Sky bulked up their roster with perimeter shooters and facilitators who can space the floor and increase the team’s 3-point volume.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
  • At the same time, though, the Magic are missing their most disruptive perimeter defender, Jalen Suggs, and their high-scoring sixth man, center Moe Wagner.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For students seeking college credit, dual enrolling in classes at a community college or local university might allow students to show their skills while bypassing general education requirements in their first couple years of collegiate study.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • The result: persistent RDP access that bypasses cloud verification, multifactor authentication, and Conditional Access policies.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • However, Russia has set up a shadow fleet of vessels to circumvent a $60 price cap on seaborne oil and the export continues to swell the Kremlin's coffers.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • Since 2018, China has weathered a low-level trade war, gaining experience in managing the deepening U.S.-Chinese rivalry and learning how to circumvent Washington’s economic restrictions.
    Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Prior to joining Fox News, Alexandra covered breaking news, crime, religion, and the military in the southeast.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 May 2025
  • Brunson will be joined by Benson Boone as the night’s musical guest.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 4 May 2025
Verb
  • Case counts in Ontario reached 1,020 as of Wednesday, mostly in the southwest part that borders Michigan.
    DEVI SHASTRI, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
  • The landlocked country in southern Africa is bordered by eight other countries and major transport corridors crisscross the nation.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Texas Tech After making a splash in the winter window, the Red Raiders have made key additions in the spring as well, landing Stanford edge rusher David Bailey and Colorado offensive lineman Cash Cleveland.
    Sam Khan Jr., New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • In a system plagued by fragmentation, mobile care can deliver both clinical impact and operational edge.
    Paulina Wierzbicka, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Until the masses adopt it, fraudsters can simply avoid platforms that require World ID and continue doing business as usual.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • These are the top shades for avoiding sun damage and small talk.
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • The key benefits of integration include: • Enhanced Threat Detection: By unifying security tools, organizations can achieve a holistic view of their threat landscape, enabling the identification of sophisticated attacks that might evade stand-alone systems.
    Bob Kruse, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Skirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirt. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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