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
Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
More strikingly, people all over the county were actually seeing mountain lions, not only in their high beams at night but in broad daylight, with increasing regularity: crossing the road, loafing at the edge of a fenced field, skirting a campground.
—Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 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
But almost $6 out of every $10 of the new funding is directed toward enforcement, or boosting audits of wealthy tax cheats and businesses that skirt tax laws, the report noted.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
More strikingly, people all over the county were actually seeing mountain lions, not only in their high beams at night but in broad daylight, with increasing regularity: crossing the road, loafing at the edge of a fenced field, skirting a campground.
—Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Like many public-housing projects, the original Sumner Houses, built in the late 1950s, withdraw from the street, lurking behind a perimeter of pointless lawn.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
23 Jan. 2025
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Police blocked roads around the home to establish a perimeter and the Meridian Police Department’s Special Tactics Group team helped take the three suspects into custody.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That Neighborhood spinoff, which received a series order in May, will bypass CBS and bow on Paramount+.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
25 Jan. 2025
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These prestigious awards, which celebrate the best of the best, have consistently bypassed the men in the trenches, with even a single vote for an offensive lineman being a rare occurrence.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Thankfully, one way to circumvent this challenge is to try freelancing.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Attempts to circumvent the law will not be tolerated, California Atty.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Lopes is also the type of fighter that welcomes all challengers, and would likely jump at the chance to derail the excitement of Pitbull joining the UFC ranks.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Carter joined the Bolt board in 2023, after Breslow forced out a series of directors from Activant, Tribe Capital and WestCap in March 2023.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Some lake-effect snow is possible in parts of New York State bordering the Great Lakes.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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The move will trigger all federal agency maps, contracts and other documents to use the new name when referring to the Gulf, which borders roughly 1,700 miles of coast in each of the United States and Mexico.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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During Vrabel’s early days in Tennessee, players would walk into team meetings on edge.—
Chad Graff,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Amara, a nurse who lives in nearby Valencia, said she’s been on edge for weeks as major blazes devastated Southern California.—
Marcio Jose Sanchez,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Also, avoid flying on Sundays and Mondays, which tend to be the most expensive due to weekend trips and business travelers, according to 2024 data from flight app Hopper.—
Amelia Edelman,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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And no one still with this organization will avoid the sting of Rantanen’s being traded.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Coffee badgers are often turned in by co-workers who resent having to comply with office attendance directives while others evade them, Nickson said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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The driver, identified as 43-year-old Nana Oppong-Bonsu of East Hartford, was arrested and charged with evading responsibility.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Skirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirt. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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