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as in bypassed
to avoid by going around
skirted the construction zone
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as in circumvented
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 flanked
to be adjacent to
the commercial district skirts the river's edge
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as in bordered
to serve as a border for
the wooden fence that skirts the construction site
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Recent Examples of skirted
Short dramas, until recently, skirted these restrictions, because there were so many of them and they were directly uploaded online.
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Lavender Au,
The Dial,
30 June 2026
Conservationists said that required environmental reviews were skirted.
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Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Fans had a problem when country singer Morgan Wallen canceled his second concert in Pittsburgh because of a storm that mostly skirted the city.
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Finch Walker,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
More than 20 years after Michael Jackson was acquitted on charges of child molestation — and two months since the global superstar’s record-breaking biopic skirted any mention of abuse allegations — a new Netflix docuseries brings his trial and the aftermath to the foreground.
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Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
At one point, family members skirted the line.
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Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Alexander attempted a pickoff at first base, but his throw skirted away and Clark advanced from first to third base.
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Gqlshare,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
The flights often skirted Cuba's 12-mile territorial limit, a tactic that increasingly infuriated the Castro government, according to experts.
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Hank Tester,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Royals starter Kris Bubic had skirted trouble all night.
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Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2026
Lavender Au,
The Dial,
30 June 2026
Conservationists said that required environmental reviews were skirted.
—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Fans had a problem when country singer Morgan Wallen canceled his second concert in Pittsburgh because of a storm that mostly skirted the city.
—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
More than 20 years after Michael Jackson was acquitted on charges of child molestation — and two months since the global superstar’s record-breaking biopic skirted any mention of abuse allegations — a new Netflix docuseries brings his trial and the aftermath to the foreground.
—
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
At one point, family members skirted the line.
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Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Alexander attempted a pickoff at first base, but his throw skirted away and Clark advanced from first to third base.
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Gqlshare,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
The flights often skirted Cuba's 12-mile territorial limit, a tactic that increasingly infuriated the Castro government, according to experts.
—
Hank Tester,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Royals starter Kris Bubic had skirted trouble all night.
—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirted
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The ugly Not only did Kenley Jansen get bypassed for a save opportunity despite warming up in Yankee Stadium, he was not called on at the bottom of the tenth either.
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How long a prisoner has spent on death row does not appear to be a deciding factor; DeSantis has bypassed prisoners who committed their crimes as far back as the 1970s, scheduling the executions of men convicted of murders committed decades later.
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In other words, if that water heater explodes, then the investor will be personally sued for negligence in not replacing it, and the liability shield of the real property company is thus circumvented.
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The clearance eases a confrontation that erupted two weeks ago when the government abruptly barred Anthropic from giving foreign nationals access to Mythos 5 and a related model, Fable 5, over fears that security guardrails could be circumvented.
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The company has mostly neutral ratings, flanked by bears and bulls.
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What distinguishes Union County from a standard addiction narrative is that Poulter and Centineo are flanked by nonactors, the overall effect hovering somewhere between fiction and nonfiction.
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The evacuation area was bordered to the north by Disappointment Road, to the south by the Glade Ranch community, to the west by the fire and to the east by Road 30, according to the office.
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His father was born on the reservation, land bordered by the Rio Grande and today, a 30-foot steel wall.
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Indeed, the folks in Akron, Amherst and Monroe, among other locales, have long awaited the winds of change, which have avoided blowing out the stale air caused by chronic losing.
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Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo avoided a suspension for the start of this year’s tournament after a foul during a World Cup qualifier match.
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On the phone, my friend Monika is telling me about a lost dog in her Salt Lake City neighborhood, a blue heeler who’s been seen limping and has evaded capture.
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Russia intercepts most Ukrainian long-range drones but some have evaded Russian air defenses.
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Though the properties cannot be structurally adjoined, the 500-square-foot studio serves as ideal guest quarters or office space next to the primary 3,000-square-foot loft.
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The two beds can also be adjoined into a single double bed with an optional kit.
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What The $10 Million Cap Changes At the old $1 million ceiling, operational risk was bounded by the dollar amount.
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Then after another Algerian wave of pressure, Gouiri tapped in a loose ball after a corner from Anis Hadj Moussa, Mahrez’s replacement after the hydration break in the 76th minute, bounded loosely through the box.
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