skirrs

present tense third-person singular of skirr
as in searches
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery the film company will soon skirr the area looking for locations

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  • One agent searches through system information to identify suspicious behavior, another revises security policies to prevent future threats of the same kind and a third tests the defenses of the system by staging an attack.
    Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Kecmanović, a steady pro who will test the Brazilian’s rally tolerance, isn’t an ideal opponent as Fonseca searches for his first main-draw win in New York.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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  • The film explores the 1936-39 Arab Revolt in which Palestinians rose up against Britain’s colonial rule, against a backdrop of rising Jewish immigration following the country’s support for the establishment of a national home for the Jews in Palestine with the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Co-written with Claire Douglas, Hannah Ellis, and Jason Massey, the song explores the uneasy tendency to sabotage our own happiness, pairing wistful guitars with Velasco's soaring vocals.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Skirrs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirrs. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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