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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  • Children ages 7 and up can explore science with a fun Easter twist.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
  • According to press reports, the wedding may take place on Bezos’ $500-million super yacht anchored in the Venice lagoon, though other options are being explored.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
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  • Police are searching for a man who shoved a 61-year-old straphanger off a Brooklyn subway platform — just minutes before a train was due at the station.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • After running the financial models and tallying the costs associated with the new levies, Liss set off to Asia in March to search for an alternative business plan.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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