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
Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
And at SpaceX, skirting California government regulators has led to notoriously unhappy residents and lawsuits in a Texas town where the company set up shop to launch and test its massive rockets.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
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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
Hallmark is age-limited by the rule that O'Brien is skirting, which says that Michigan judges who turn 70 can't run again.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
And at SpaceX, skirting California government regulators has led to notoriously unhappy residents and lawsuits in a Texas town where the company set up shop to launch and test its massive rockets.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Users can see a developing fire on the map, represented by a glowing yellow dot well before its perimeter is reported to the NIFC.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The White House had an additional security perimeter put in place due to the unrest following the killing of George Floyd in 2020.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Scammers are constantly developing new ways to bypass these defenses, so staying vigilant is just as critical as using the right tools. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Concession stands incorporate facial recognition to allow fans who have linked their wallets to the arena’s app to walk in and out, bypassing registers.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Despite their 53-47 Senate majority, Republicans are unlikely to muster up the votes to circumvent the filibuster.Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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China has treated the war in Ukraine as an opportunity to gain operational and technological insights, reverse engineer U.S. weapons recovered from the battlefield, and find ways to circumvent Western economic sanctions.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Texas joined the Southeastern Conference this season while Arizona State now calls the Big 12 its home.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Those who join My Best Buy Total enjoy 24/7 Geek Squad tech support, exclusive prices and protection plans, including AppleCare+ for $179.99 per year.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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Among them are New Mexico, which borders Texas to the west, and Colorado, northwest of the state.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The property, which is bordered by Bardstown Road, Beechwood Avenue, Baxter Avenue, and Rosewood Avenue, earned a 92/100 score in walkability, which is one of the highest in the state of Kentucky, according to the listing.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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Greg Alder has had great success growing raspberries on the eastern edge of large trees.Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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Ribbons marked the edge of the area that will be logged.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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These things make Istanbul a great place to get high-quality hair transplants at low prices, but patients need to be careful to avoid secret risks.Ethan Stone, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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Per prosecutors, Diddy used three-way calls and other inmates’ phone codes to avoid scrutiny.Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Hezbollah fighters have been using pagers as a low-tech means of communication in an attempt to evade Israeli location-tracking, two sources familiar with the group’s operations told Reuters this year.Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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El Monte police said that charges of kidnapping and felony evading would be submitted to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Skirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirt. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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