skirted

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border; be on the edge v.
avoid; get around v.

VERB

border; be on the edge

Synonyms

STRONG

bound define edge flank fringe hem margin rim surround verge

WEAK

lie along lie alongside

Antonyms

STRONG

let go

WEAK

center face meet take on

VERB

avoid; get around

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bypass circumvent dodge elude evade ignore sidestep

STRONG

burke circumnavigate detour duck equivocate escape hedge skip

WEAK

steer clear of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confront encounter face meet take on

WEAK

center

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skirted

Hawaii has been hit by flash floods and mudslides that have swept away homes after category one Hurricane Lala skirted Big Island over the weekend, leaving one person dead.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Hawaii was menaced by Hurricane Fausto last month, before the storm weakened and skirted north of the island chain.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

We skirted Penny Island, where native Pomo people lived and farmed for generations before immigrants from Europe arrived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Adding additional ingredients is how companies that make compounded GLP-1s have skirted the law when those medicines are not in short supply.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

A handful of men had jobs building tracks for the steam railway that skirted the village.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate