as in adjacent
having a border in common
the house hunters loved the property, but they were a bit leery of the skirting swamp
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as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
the skirting on the saddle was a slightly darker shade of leather
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as in bypassing
to avoid by going around
skirted the construction zone
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as in circumventing
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 adjoining
to be adjacent to
the commercial district skirts the river's edge
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as in bordering
to serve as a border for
the wooden fence that skirts the construction site
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Recent Examples of skirting
Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
And Jennifer Lopez's high tea ensemble was all down to exaggerated skirting and equally eye-catching alabaster blooms.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2023
David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
As a result, many civil servants are wary of serving baijiu at government functions; others are skirting the rule by disguising the clear liquor as water.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
There was no deception here, no skirting of any regulations.
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There, a coalition of dispensaries recently sued Sacred Leaf and other Kansas City-area gray-market shops, claiming the retailers are skirting Missouri’s cannabis laws and undermining the regulated market.
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Adjective
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The original diamond—built specifically for the 1989 movie using two adjoining farms and preserved exactly as seen on screen—remains the heart of the attraction, but a sparkling new pro ballpark and adjacent museum are set to open by mid-June.—
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Its strikingly unusual forms might have risen from the ooze of the adjacent La Brea Tar Pits.—
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The sense of sunrise or sunset invokes a time of change, being on the edge.—
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Cropped bomber jackets add polish, edge, and proportion, all without overwhelming a smaller frame.—
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Critics, however, warn the technology is not yet ready for widespread deployment and that bypassing regulatory steps set by states and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration could lead to more traffic violations or potentially life-threatening crashes.—
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In March, after one boy returned home with significant new injuries, his mother called Littleton Public School officials directly — bypassing The Joshua School — and asked to review surveillance footage of the bus ride.—
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Businesses with links to the IRGC became Iran’s sanction-circumventing apparatus, controlling imports, managing currency exchanges, and monopolizing access to restricted goods.—
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Of course, circumventing the legislature is not a Trumpian innovation.—
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As for the rental’s neighbors, the regulations, if approved, also stipulate that a short-term rental’s owner send a letter by mail to adjoining property owners informing them that the residence has been approved as a short-term rental at least one week before the first rental in a calendar year.—
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But the town adjoining the base, Delta Junction, is small (with a 2020 population of 918) and has only a handful of food stores and restaurants.—
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Energy-rich Iran is one of the Middle East’s most populous and ethnically diverse countries, with more than 90 million people and a vast territory bordering the Persian Gulf.—
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The elevated segment that collapsed is a part of a Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project linking the capital to the northeastern province of Nong Khai, bordering Laos.—
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Clarinda de Guzman Islam said that the week after the sale closed, people from the neighboring residential area dropped by to meet the new owners, see whether there were new developments and offer suggestions.—
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Three days later, the clothes-coveting crew were back at it again, but this time in neighboring Elmhurst.—
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Agents reportedly found Wu again, who admitted to taking videos of the B‑2 Spirit aircraft and numerous photographs of the base, including its perimeter fencing, a gate and military equipment.—
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The New York City Police Department maintained a safety perimeter around the protest to ensure no chaos sparked between the opposing protesters.—
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“Skirting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirting. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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