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the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
a silly little affair that's of interest to no one beyond the circumference of this campus
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Recent Examples of circumference
Pi is what mathematicians call the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.
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Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
The circumference of a circle is given by 2πr, its area by πr², and the surface area of a sphere by 4πr².
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026
His machine would cover the entire 3,834-meter circumference area of the ring.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Note the circumference of the shrub.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for circumference
Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
The circumference of a circle is given by 2πr, its area by πr², and the surface area of a sphere by 4πr².
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026
His machine would cover the entire 3,834-meter circumference area of the ring.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Note the circumference of the shrub.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for circumference
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumference
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The massive timepiece features faces on all four sides, each with a diameter of 141 feet.—
Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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The pot should be about 1 or 2 inches larger in diameter than the monstera’s root ball, and the plant should be moved to a larger pot when the roots emerge from the drainage holes or encircle the inside of the pot.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
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One grows 600 plants in vertical rows stretching about 50 meters (yards) along a perimeter wall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Officers set up a perimeter and began evacuating the people who lived nearby.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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North Overland Park, or the area north of Interstate 435, is mostly built out, with some of the oldest parks, limited trail systems and one community pool, which is a medium-sized pool that serves multiple neighborhoods within a 2-mile radius.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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In Modoc County, which borders Oregon and Nevada, one optometrist serves a 90-mile radius.—
Kristen Hwang,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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First, find Copernicus shining brightly 10 degrees above the lunar equator, brightening the dark basaltic plains on the western lunar surface, and Tycho, which dominates the southern hemisphere of Earth's natural satellite around the full moon phase.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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While Apollo astronauts flew behind the moon near its equator, those missions were timed to ensure daylight at the landing sites facing Earth and the far side was in darkness.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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As party chief, Lam has led Vietnam’s biggest bureaucratic overhaul since the 1980s, cutting jobs, merging ministries, redrawing provincial boundaries and advancing major infrastructure projects.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Only a small portion of Brownsville — a section from 54th and 62nd streets between and 27th Avenue and the Hialeah border— is included in the existing boundary for the study, Kilpatrick said.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Illinois’ season was a lot like the Stojaković’s shot that hung forever on the rim, with moments when everything looked up and times when the Illini looked down and out.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Tatum fed him on back-to-back makes at the rim that put the Celtics ahead 26-8.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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While these were heard mainly in towns close to the Lebanese border in the north, sirens were also heard in Jerusalem and central Israel.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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Early voting started in Georgia's 14th congressional district — which spans from the outskirts of metro Atlanta northwest to the southern border of Tennessee — on March 30 and continues to April 2 before election day next week.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Circumference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumference. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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