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
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Wang greets me in a white sweater and a cream checkerboard skirt on the restaurant’s ground floor, lively with customers yet intimate with the amber glow of tasseled lamps.
—Ingu Chen, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
But with today's AI companies requiring checks in the hundreds of millions or billions of dollars, Google parent Alphabet is joining other tech giants like Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon in skirting the venture route and going big off the balance sheet.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Holmes’ cashmere Khaite bra and bralette moment, which went unexpectedly viral seven years ago, received a red-carpet update this time around, with a white button-down styled off the shoulder, peekaboo strap, and a sequined charcoal skirt.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Wang greets me in a white sweater and a cream checkerboard skirt on the restaurant’s ground floor, lively with customers yet intimate with the amber glow of tasseled lamps.
—Ingu Chen, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
Verb
Both helped Trump skirt an initial war powers rebuke in the House last month.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
But with today's AI companies requiring checks in the hundreds of millions or billions of dollars, Google parent Alphabet is joining other tech giants like Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon in skirting the venture route and going big off the balance sheet.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
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Noun
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Police then arrived on scene and saw a broken window on the side of the home and set up a perimeter.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Officers set up a perimeter with helicopter support from the Broward Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When restaurants and hotels bypass local wine, money leaves the community.—
Maryam Ahmed,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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The stadium will instead likely rely on a constellation of local and state administrative tools, bypassing voter approval at the ballot box.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sales agents can circumvent those fees, requesting them from the seller directly, or a third party document site.—
Amancai Biraben,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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The leak caused consternation from department brass, Moers alleged, who were not happy that his commission had circumvented proper channels to receive emergency funding.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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At the vigil, Pierre’s family joined by dozens of friends, classmates and activists at the teen’s high school, Eagle Academy of Southeast Queens, before setting off down Merrick Blvd.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The 19-year-old princess joined her fellow London residents in celebration on May 9, 1945, the day after VE Day.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The gate of our house opened to a courtyard, bordered by three small rooms and a kitchen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Set the scene Along dusty roads bordered by prickly pears, Kissamos’ taxi drivers roll down windows.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Patriots had a busy offseason, adding top free agents wide receiver Romeo Doubs, safety Kevin Byard, edge defender Dre’Mont Jones and guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, among other veterans.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The 2022 draft was the last one to be truly wide open at the top — the Jags ended up picking edge rusher Travon Walker in a year that featured three edge rushers and two cornerbacks in the top five, and no quarterback selected until Kenny Pickett at 20.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Players and coaches have become maddeningly mealy-mouthed, striving to avoid upsetting agents, sponsors, owners, fans, thin-skinned politicians, and whoever else might object.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, who sits on the Housing and Homelessness Committee, said Friday the recommendations are intended to better align the city’s homelessness response with local needs while avoiding service disruptions and improving long-term coordination.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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To escape North Korea, the Kims would need to evade patrol boats and cross what is known as the Northern Limit Line (NLL) – a tense, disputed maritime boundary between North and South Korea.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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Jarvis then spent eight years evading the FBI in Paris, London and Ibiza, after an industrial sized hash-smuggling operation went wrong.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Skirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirt. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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