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
Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Within this ecosystem, the developers need to spend too long testing, skirting around restrictions and fitting your goal into an artificial box.
—Andrii Kovalchuk, Forbes.com, 25 July 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
Lawmakers contend hemp distributors often skirt the rules, offering products with much higher concentrations or making their goods available to minors.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Within this ecosystem, the developers need to spend too long testing, skirting around restrictions and fitting your goal into an artificial box.
—Andrii Kovalchuk, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirt
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This is what 61% containment means Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Lee fire's perimeter is about 170 miles, Operations Section Chief Fred Tucker said during a Monday night community meeting in Rifle.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
12 Aug. 2025
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The federal government stopped recommending covid shots for healthy pregnant women and children, bypassing input from a vaccine advisory committee that traditionally would have weighed in.—
Stephanie Armour,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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For example, the researchers reported easily bypassing a bus’s onboard router authentication and accessing the systems that govern everything from collision detection to passenger monitoring.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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Jorge Silva | Reuters Russia, meanwhile, has reasonably effectively circumvented international sanctions and has buyers of its oil that funds its war machine, with the likes of China and India refusing to isolate their ally.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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Apple’s careful wording makes clear that the changes to the way the metric is now gathered is key to how the Masimo dispute has been circumvented.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Once done, the camera panned over to Kris, who gave a sassy smile before joining her girls.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Onboard the Gemini, the crew were joined by several members of Lindblad Expeditions’ executive team, including CEO Natalya Leahy and Interim Chief Maritime Officer, Rear Admiral Keith Taylor, plus several local partners, community members and their families.—
Kaeli Conforti,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Orland Park plans to make safety improvements at 159th Street and 94th Avenue, bordering Orland Hills, and will get $150,000 toward design of the work.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Yolo County top health official declared Monday a local health emergency to assess if hazardous material spread across soil, water and crops bordering an Esparto warehouse filled with fireworks that exploded in July and killed seven people.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Diamondbacks were given a slight edge on betting lines to win more games than the Padres.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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The square stones have rounded edges to prevent scratching, and there’s no unpleasant metallic taste.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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That ambiguity reflects a desire to maintain strategic flexibility and avoid premature entanglement in a potential war.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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But typically, the Russian leader – a former intelligence officer with the Soviet Union’s security service, the KGB – uses translators to avoid speaking in English during diplomatic conversations.—
Katharina Krebs,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Scammers distribute invitations to food truck owners through Gmail accounts, often using multiple email addresses to evade scam blocking filters.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The other, finished in Sebring Orange, was able to evade authorities briefly but was eventually located three hours away in Martin County, Indiana.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Skirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirt. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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