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
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
Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
The justices declined to weigh in on the larger question of whether Mr. Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act was lawful, saying only that the government had skirted due process by failing to give the Venezuelan men enough time and opportunity to contest their removal.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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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
In an attempt to skirt her mother’s evil expectations for her, Nadira takes up residence on Earth within the Moto Moto jazz nightclub in Mombasa, Kenya.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
The justices declined to weigh in on the larger question of whether Mr. Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act was lawful, saying only that the government had skirted due process by failing to give the Venezuelan men enough time and opportunity to contest their removal.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirt
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The Thunder will take the fouls, whether from him, from fellow perimeter pests Alex Caruso, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace, or from rim protectors Isaiah Hartenstein and Chet Holmgren.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2025
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If Michael Misa is somehow bypassed after the first two picks, the Blackhawks would be happy to take him.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Senator [Tim] Kaine's resolution is a common-sense step to make sure no president can bypass the Constitution and launch military action without accountability.—
Anna Commander
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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In doing so, Ford circumvented a hefty 25% tariff and only paid a 2.5% import duty.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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Months later, Musk's bombastic plan to slash the bureaucracy has been blunted by a flurry of legal challenges that allege DOGE overstepped its authority, circumvented privacy laws, and disregarded protocols for shrinking the workforce.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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Most days, she was joined by a varied group of supporters—family, friends, parliamentarians, NGO representatives, and advocates from across the globe.—
Margaret Busby
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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From left: Lee Cahill teaches his baby how to high-five, with Nelly the golden retriever joining in.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Surrounded by steep cliffs and bordering a golf course, this beach features golden sands and a calm, inviting setting.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The city calls one section the Arches, for the vaults bordering it that once contained wine cellars.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
16 June 2025
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The group assembled in Romare Bearden Park shortly after 6 p.m., just barely outnumbering a dozen city police officers stationed in clusters around the area’s edge.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2025
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To get started, consider the following first steps: • Deploy in geographically diverse edge and core regions to avoid over-concentration.—
Mark Mahle,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The movie also acknowledges that there is a climate crisis, but tries to avoid having viewers frozen with fear.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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But Augustin pleaded guilty to second-degree assault as a hate crime, avoiding even more prison time if he had been convicted by a Queens jury on the manslaughter charge.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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If your privacy practices have been less than perfect in the past—and whose have not, given the vanishingly tiny odds of evading every form of digital data collection—additional information about you from over the years is likely available from hundreds of data brokers.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
16 June 2025
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Hundreds of Iranian missiles rained down across Israel beginning Saturday night, some of them evading the country's sophisticated defense systems.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
15 June 2025
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“Skirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirt. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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