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as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
the brim of the teacup was banded with gold
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as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
he brimmed the glass with milk, and now I'm sure to spill it
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Recent Examples of brim
The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
Apart from being beautiful, the Palmetto State's beloved coastal town brims with Southern charm and laidback culture.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Some of the master’s students first entering CSUF’s Transformative Teaching in Secondary Education program aren’t brimming with confidence.
—Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
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Noun
Everyone has an acid tongue and brims with spiteful resentment.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
Apart from being beautiful, the Palmetto State's beloved coastal town brims with Southern charm and laidback culture.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
Verb
While still a pedigreed film festival boasting anticipated premieres and reunions, the docket now also brims with marquee music documentaries, appearances and performances.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Some of the master’s students first entering CSUF’s Transformative Teaching in Secondary Education program aren’t brimming with confidence.
—Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brim
Noun
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The ball ricocheted to the edge of the infield grass, where first baseman Freddie Freeman picked it up.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
Noun
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So too does the perspective from inside Duncan’s helmet, a look pulled off practically by placing a visor in front of a Ronin 4D camera.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The spacesuit's helmet and visor include advanced coatings to enhance the astronaut's view, in addition to custom gloves.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Verb
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In fact, levels of new housing construction have consistently fallen short, year after year, ever since the subprime housing bubble burst almost two decades ago.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Sliding into spring, the toppings become lighter, fresher, and brighter bursting with mint, basil, chives, and lavender in sassy vinaigrettes and pestos.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
Verb
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There was fruit, sandwiches, kimbap, beer, and cigarettes—enough to fill the day in quiet peace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Studio had some formidable shoes to fill, replacing the eponymous and long-beloved French fine-dining institution that had defined special-occasion fine dining in Laguna Beach for more than twenty years.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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There’s an entire salad bowl of chocolate mousse, perfectly bitter and rich, and a Paris-Brest the circumference of a tricycle wheel, with enormous puffs of hazelnut mousse and a dripping seam of blackberry jam.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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That ball of twine stands at least 11 feet tall, weighs almost 29,000 pounds and has a circumference of at least 46 feet.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Sweet, juicy, and a summer staple, peak-season peaches are perfect in everything from breakfast bakes to desserts, salads, cocktails, and more.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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Most strategies optimize existing schedules, often sacrificing peak productivity for reactive demands like meetings.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Suddenly 10 more heads surfaced, every bulging eye on us.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Regardless of who made the call, KSE took a man who left so many of us happy and smiling and told him to start packing.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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There's an awful lot of this nation's history packed into one three-block area in Philadelphia.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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“Brim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brim. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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