the Pacific Rim
noun
: a group of countries that are in or next to the Pacific Ocean
—used especially of Asian countries on the Pacific Ocean
Examples of the Pacific Rim in a Sentence
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Titov, who helped build the models used by forecasters who issue warnings from the National Tsunami Warning Centers in Hawaii and Alaska, said the models rely on seismic data and the network of more than 70 DART buoys along the Pacific Rim, which sense pressure changes.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 31 July 2025
The massive undersea earthquake jolted Russia's Far East early Wednesday, sending shockwaves through the Kamchatka Peninsula and prompting urgent evacuations along the Pacific Rim.
—Barney Henderson
robert Birsel
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Other locations that Zhou wants to use include the Fleetwood Diner, Michigan Theater, the Huron River, the Pacific Rim restaurant, and Zingerman’s Delicatessen.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
Just an easy ferry ride from the city of Vancouver, the island offers a diversity of settings for travelers, from the charming provincial capital, Victoria, to the wilds of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, and picturesque small towns like Tofino and Comox.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
In the Pacific Rim universe, humanity fights monsters by creating monsters of their own.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
The move ended years of space-hopping and speculation about the museum, which has long focused on artists from California and the Pacific Rim.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
Well, a Treasury official said during a speech at the Pacific Rim conference that the U.S. priority is to find a politically acceptable and stable coexistence between the GILTI regime and the pillar 2 regime.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Similar concerns motivated the Obama administration to pursue the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a high-standard trade agreement negotiated among 12 countries around the Pacific Rim.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2025
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 31 July 2025
The massive undersea earthquake jolted Russia's Far East early Wednesday, sending shockwaves through the Kamchatka Peninsula and prompting urgent evacuations along the Pacific Rim.
—Barney Henderson
robert Birsel
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Other locations that Zhou wants to use include the Fleetwood Diner, Michigan Theater, the Huron River, the Pacific Rim restaurant, and Zingerman’s Delicatessen.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
Just an easy ferry ride from the city of Vancouver, the island offers a diversity of settings for travelers, from the charming provincial capital, Victoria, to the wilds of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, and picturesque small towns like Tofino and Comox.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
In the Pacific Rim universe, humanity fights monsters by creating monsters of their own.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
The move ended years of space-hopping and speculation about the museum, which has long focused on artists from California and the Pacific Rim.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
Well, a Treasury official said during a speech at the Pacific Rim conference that the U.S. priority is to find a politically acceptable and stable coexistence between the GILTI regime and the pillar 2 regime.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Similar concerns motivated the Obama administration to pursue the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a high-standard trade agreement negotiated among 12 countries around the Pacific Rim.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2025
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“The Pacific Rim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Pacific%20Rim. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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