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
PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
How Crayola skirted offshoring Decades ago, when other American CEOs were pivoting to offshoring, Pete Ruggiero—now CEO of Crayola—convinced the company to keep most of its manufacturing in the U.S.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 7 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
The company skirted over a lot of the key details, briefly mentioning the device after a full introduction to many of the elements of the Galaxy Z Flip 7.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
How Crayola skirted offshoring Decades ago, when other American CEOs were pivoting to offshoring, Pete Ruggiero—now CEO of Crayola—convinced the company to keep most of its manufacturing in the U.S.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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Fire containment Interpreting what 81% containment means The percentage indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The map above shows the evacuation zone in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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This means that a single pill could have a long-lasting fat-burn effect, bypassing the need for a daily or even weekly doses.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 July 2025
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These include allowing developers to tell their users about cheaper alternatives and bypass Apple's in-app payment system.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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The idea is to circumvent the lengthy process of developers and IP-owners finding one another and thrashing out a deal.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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The nationwide experience with direct democracy and reproductive freedom since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade highlights the impact of the initiative process to check a state’s ability to circumvent the political will of the people.—
Mark Dorosin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 July 2025
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And those who like to reconnect with nature can join group hikes in the canyon or go stargazing.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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Her whistleblower suit would join four others against the company covering a span from 2005 to 2013.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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In the past month, Russian military units concentrated in Ukraine's Sumy region, which borders Russia in the northeast, the eastern cities of Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka, and Zaporizhzhia in the south, have gained about 200 square miles, according to data from the war study institute.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Laos is a landlocked country bordering Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.—
Aspen Pflughoeft
July 22,
Miami Herald,
22 July 2025
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Fifth-year edge rusher Malachi Lawrence, who was also held back by an injury during the spring, took comfort in the support of his teammate.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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The Dallas Cowboys owner wants his edge rusher suited up and playing with or without an extension in place.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Close the blinds and curtains on sun-facing windows to block the sun's rays and avoid unwanted heat.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Independent Insight from non-family professionals to challenge assumptions and avoid groupthink.—
Paul Westall,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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According to one speaker, removing those guardrails and creating a dedicated non-public LLM can be an effective way to create malware and devise techniques for evading antivirus detection.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
1 Aug. 2025
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The rivers and waterways of Klong Root are seen in the penultimate scenes of Jurassic World Rebirth, as protagonists Dr. Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey) and Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson) attempt to evade dinosaurs by paddling downriver.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
29 July 2025
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“Skirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirt. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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