skirr

as in to explore
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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Verb
  • In his books, Harris explores several subjects that can benefit everyone from entrepreneurs to world leaders.
    Ethan Stone, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Their most recent work, Oltre Terra at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, explored wool consumption and human-animal relations.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • The United States Coast Guard is searching for five missing people after a boat capsized near St. Lucie Inlet in Florida on Sunday.
    T. Michelle Murphy, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The study noted that 85% of breakup survivors search for explanations, all in an attempt to make sense of the cause of the split.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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  • Even prospects a tier or two below those guys (namely, Bo Nix and Michael Penix Jr.) acquitted themselves well down the back half of their rookie seasons.
    Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Younger arms like Michael McGreevey and Matthew Liberatore could get starting opportunities sooner, and better prospects Quinn Mathews and Tink Hence could get them later.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Skirr.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirr. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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