Avoid and Skirt

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Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

Usage example: trying to avoid writing thank-you notes for the gifts he didn't like

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Skirt is a synonym for avoid in prevent topic. In some cases you can use "Skirt" instead a verb "Avoid".

Skirt verb - To avoid by going around.

Usage example: skirted the construction zone

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Avoid is a synonym for skirt. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Skirt".

Nearby Words: skirting, skirted

problem	avoid problem	skirt problem
issue	avoid issue	skirt issue
death	avoid death	skirt death
time	avoid time	skirt time
Other words: damage, danger, police, rating.

Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels tend to avoid or skirt over sex or erotica.

Source: Best Known for the Fanservice
In-Universe, Weiss refers to her attire as a "combat skirt", suggesting that it's deliberately designed as a magic skirt to avoid embarrassment during battles.

Source: Web Animation / RWBY
Although they did skirt the obvious by having the pirate fight a knight and the ninja fight a Spartan, likely to avoid trolling.

Source: Cool vs. Awesome

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