outskirt
noun
out·skirt
ˈau̇t-ˌskərt 
: a part remote from the center : border
—usually used in plural
on the outskirts of town
Examples of outskirt in a Sentence
some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city
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On the outskirts of Jisr al-Shughur, high on a hill, among green shrubs lie the graves of hundreds of Uyghur fighters who perished fighting the Assad regime.
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Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
Gregg Hull, a former three-term mayor of Rio Rancho on the outskirts of Albuquerque, wants New Mexico to join the ranks of states with no personal income tax like Texas and Wyoming.
—Morgan Lee, Fortune, 15 May 2026
In Hamaguchi’s first French-language picture, the marvelous French-Belgian actor Virginie Efira stars as Marie-Lou, the director of a care home for the elderly on the outskirts of Paris.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 May 2026
The landfill, called a relleno sanitario in Spanish, sits on the outskirts of the city and is well known to bird-watchers as an avian hotspot.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
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Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
Gregg Hull, a former three-term mayor of Rio Rancho on the outskirts of Albuquerque, wants New Mexico to join the ranks of states with no personal income tax like Texas and Wyoming.
—Morgan Lee, Fortune, 15 May 2026
In Hamaguchi’s first French-language picture, the marvelous French-Belgian actor Virginie Efira stars as Marie-Lou, the director of a care home for the elderly on the outskirts of Paris.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 May 2026
The landfill, called a relleno sanitario in Spanish, sits on the outskirts of the city and is well known to bird-watchers as an avian hotspot.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
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“Outskirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outskirt. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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