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noun

ˈskərt How to pronounce skirt (audio)
Definition of skirtnext
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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verb

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as in to bypass
to avoid by going around skirted the construction zone

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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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3
as in to join
to be adjacent to the commercial district skirts the river's edge

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4
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
Noun
Members arrived dressed in a version of church clothes — men in crisp button-downs and stringy black ties, women in long swishy cotton skirts. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 The Instagram ad photo showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of Chuck 70 X sneakers. — Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
The letter adds to a growing list of concerns from Democrats and independent watchdog groups that Freedom 250 lacks transparency, skirts federal rules and allows the president to profit off the nation’s 250th anniversary. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 On Monday, scores of Gilda’s devotees flocked to pay homage to her at the rusted wreckage of the tour bus, now preserved as a memorial off the national highway that skirts Argentina’s muddy Paranacito River. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skirt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirt
  1. perimeter
  2. bypass
  3. circumvent
  4. join
  5. border
  6. edge
  7. avoid
  8. evade
Noun
  • Cal Fire officials at a Friday morning briefing said crews were making progress with hose lines along the fire’s perimeter ahead of the anticipated full opening of westbound I-80.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Officers were on the scene near the hospital and have established a perimeter in the area, according to the Miami Beach Police Department's Facebook page.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of perimeter
Verb
  • The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is an important alternative for oil exports to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, especially for Saudi Arabia, whose East-West pipeline allows the kingdom to divert some crude flows to be exported from the Red Sea.
    — Sam Meredith,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • His team managed to pull serious strings to bypass the lengthy waitlist and typical time requirements to secure him a spot in the intensive five-hundred-hour course that can last between nine and twelve months.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of bypass
Verb
  • The response indicates that an executive knew of a technical method to circumvent a publisher’s access restriction and employed it at the company.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Going into the process with an informed understanding is critical, then, both to ensure long-term affordability and to circumvent foreclosure risks.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of circumvent
Verb
  • Ireland joins a growing bloc of European broadcasters, including the Netherlands, Iceland, Slovenia and Spain, using withdrawal from the continent’s biggest music spectacle as protest over Israel’s war and contest neutrality.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Netherlands officially joined in October 2025, opening the door for Dutch defense companies to take part in the project.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of join
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  • The coordinated attack occurred at a compound in Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The vote was a moment of triumph for community organizers and residents, particularly those whose neighborhoods border the interstate and were vulnerable to demolition.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of border
Noun
  • Diaby intercepted a pass in the attacking third, raced to the edge of the penalty box and blasted a rising shot into the net to cap the scoring in the 63rd minute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • In places at low to moderate risk of fire, along the edges of flat valleys and lazy hills, growth in the FAIR Plan is ballooning, and it is being used to underwrite new suburban development.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of edge
Verb
  • The company estimates that converting the existing US fleet could avoid about 20 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually while providing gigawatts of additional generating capacity.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In Indonesia, farmers rely on rain to dissolve fertilizers into the soil to avoid burning the plants, explained Eddy Martono, chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Association.
    — EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of avoid
Verb
  • But when the canal turns out to be the site of illicit Russian mafia activities, Irwin becomes a witness and must evade the mob and its threats to his family while relying on his partner and former cop brother to help get him out of trouble.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • On the 16-yard pass to wide receiver Rashee Rice, Mahomes evaded a pass rusher, waited and stepped up in the pocket before completing a throw.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
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“Skirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirt. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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