as in edges
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 bypasses
to avoid by going around
skirted the construction zone
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as in circumvents
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 adjoins
to be adjacent to
the commercial district skirts the river's edge
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as in borders
to serve as a border for
the wooden fence that skirts the construction site
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Recent Examples of skirts
Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
Wallpaper, fringe pillows, and bed skirts are all making a resurgence, too.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
The tights and knee-high boots are the hack to start wearing skirts now, while the relaxed sweater adds polish and warmth.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The skirts were done alternately in heavy wool crêpe or covered in sequins, with the material informing how they were made, a key element of the designer’s approach.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
Mirroring the longer and looser denim styles ruling the year, skirts are going midi and maxi.
—Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
From blazers and faux furs to maxi skirts, there are several fashion-forward ways to style this statement accessory.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
Keep browsing for discounts on other product categories as well, including sweaters, coats, tops, skirts, and more.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026
Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
The holy river Ganges skirts the district’s southern border.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The land that skirts the gulf is a vast time machine.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Target the Tri-Lakes Loop, an 11-mile romp through the heart of Mount Desert that skirts the edges of Eagle Lake, Bubble Lake, and Jordan Lake.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
The DeCaLiBron Loop currently skirts the summit of Bross due to landholder concerns that have kept it closed for years.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Even with registration, the Avata 2's first-person flight experience skirts FAA regulations, which require both recreational and professional pilots to keep a drone within sight during flights outside.
—PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
Elegant tassels Tassels have slowly been taking over every corner of the fashion world, from necklaces to bags to skirts, for the past few months.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
Wallpaper, fringe pillows, and bed skirts are all making a resurgence, too.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
The tights and knee-high boots are the hack to start wearing skirts now, while the relaxed sweater adds polish and warmth.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The skirts were done alternately in heavy wool crêpe or covered in sequins, with the material informing how they were made, a key element of the designer’s approach.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
Mirroring the longer and looser denim styles ruling the year, skirts are going midi and maxi.
—Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
From blazers and faux furs to maxi skirts, there are several fashion-forward ways to style this statement accessory.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
Keep browsing for discounts on other product categories as well, including sweaters, coats, tops, skirts, and more.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
Blakespear also leads a subcommittee focused on improving the 351-mile rail line running from San Luis Obispo to San Diego that skirts the coast in several sections.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
The holy river Ganges skirts the district’s southern border.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The land that skirts the gulf is a vast time machine.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Target the Tri-Lakes Loop, an 11-mile romp through the heart of Mount Desert that skirts the edges of Eagle Lake, Bubble Lake, and Jordan Lake.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
The DeCaLiBron Loop currently skirts the summit of Bross due to landholder concerns that have kept it closed for years.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Even with registration, the Avata 2's first-person flight experience skirts FAA regulations, which require both recreational and professional pilots to keep a drone within sight during flights outside.
—PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirts
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In an industry that has historically pushed Latin artists to translate themselves, soften their edges, or neutralize their identity to become global stars, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio chose the opposite.—
Rocio Munoz,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The same flowers rouged the edges of the road, where the resident Labrador mixes, Lulu and Mocio, led us back to the agriturismo’s bodega.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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Garcia’s finest new dishes underscore his talent for complexity that bypasses showiness.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Scent bypasses your logical brain, hitting emotions and memory directly.—
Christopher Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Today’s staged raid reinforces our conviction that this investigation distorts French law, circumvents due process, and endangers free speech.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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In Fraenkel’s account, an authoritarian system can preserve a normative state—courts, procedures, legality—while simultaneously constructing a prerogative state that overrides or circumvents those constraints in the name of necessity, emergency, or national survival.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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The new building Musk posted about is in nearby Southaven, Mississippi, and adjoins the Colossus 2 facility, the Information reported earlier Tuesday, citing property records and a person familiar with the project.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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Here, a marble island anchors the cooking space, which adjoins a more casual dining area and the family room.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
13 Dec. 2025
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More than half of Exxon’s production came from the still-booming Permian Basin in West Texas and its rapidly rising output from offshore Guyana, which borders Venezuela.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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It’s proposed for the Knott-Cowen Tract, a 328-acre piece of land that borders the north and south sides of Interstate 275, just east of the Skyway.—
Ryan Ballogg,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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Bian Ximing, who avoids the limelight and spends much of his time in Gibraltar, has made nearly $3 billion from bullish bets on Shanghai Futures Exchange gold contracts since early 2022.—
Alfred Cang,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Legal closure, unresolved debates With the misdemeanor plea now entered, Kamau avoids a felony conviction and the uncertainty of a jury trial.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Experts who spoke to Flow Space are hopeful that these new approvals will provide the necessary tools to treat a disease that evades treatment by constantly mutating.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
16 Dec. 2025
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In the film, Sea-Based X-Band Radar detects a missile flying across the Pacific Ocean toward Chicago that later evades interception.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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But Hawley flanks the familiar creature from the movies with a variety of new monsters that get unleashed in the Maginot crash.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Skirts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirts. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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