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skirted

verb as in border; be on the edge

verb as in avoid; get around

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Despite keepers putting out live traps along routes she had frequented, Cinnamon recognised attempts to capture her, and instead skirted around them.

From BBC

Harris sometimes skirted the questions asked by moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis of ABC News, sticking to her themes, such as her plan to build an “opportunity economy.”

But just when we thought we’d skirted yet another meteorological event, a white-out dust storm darkened the once-blue sky on Sunday, Sept. 1 — Burning Man’s last day.

The purchase also led to division in the Springfield museum’s leadership and may have prompted the firing of an employee who said the acquisition skirted procedures.

During Tsai’s tenure, Taiwan became the first society in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, though critics say she skirted political responsibility by leaving the decision up to the Supreme Court and a series of referendums.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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