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as in perimeter
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
Shortly after its debut this summer, the AMG team took the car to Nardò, a historic test track in Southern Italy, and drove the car 40,075 kilometers in 7 days, 13 hours, 24 minutes and 07 seconds – the equivalent of the Earth's circumference at the equator.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
These are more fitted than the typical straight-leg jeans and have a smaller hem circumference to tailor the ankles more.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Waist circumference also decreased slightly, though overall weight and blood sugar did not change.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Tree nominees are judged on trunk circumference, vertical height and crown spread.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
These are more fitted than the typical straight-leg jeans and have a smaller hem circumference to tailor the ankles more.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Waist circumference also decreased slightly, though overall weight and blood sugar did not change.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Tree nominees are judged on trunk circumference, vertical height and crown spread.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumference
Noun
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Once decorated, the tree, which is 45 feet in diameter, will glow with 50,000 LED lights.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The new simulations could now resolve features that spanned distances six times Earth’s 8,000-mile (or 128,000-kilometer) diameter down to tens of thousands of miles—nearly 100 times better than previous simulations.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Once Josh McDaniels unlocked the Browns defense in the third quarter with perimeter runs that exploited their man-heavy approach and surprised them with a double-pass, Maye hit an easy touchdown throw that gave the Patriots some breathing room.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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After the 1986 explosion of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the roughly 19-mile radius around the site was evacuated.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Working with DoorDash for deliveries, Wing’s lightweight, autonomous drones make deliveries within a 4-mile radius of The Arboretum shopping center off Providence Road.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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In the deciding third round, Jandiroba had the edge early on the feet but allowed Dern to land some harder shots late.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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KAConsulting shows a three-point lead (47–44), Quantus Insights finds a two-point edge (48–46), and Trafalgar Group/Insider Advantage reports just a one-point gap (45–44).—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Iapetus, at its equator, has an enormous equatorial ridge.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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Numerous mountain ranges are also on display, including the vast arc of Montes Apenninus above the lunar equator and Montes Jura further to the north.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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October’s first quarter moon is here to stir the pot, testing everything from your loyalty to the emotional boundaries that challenge your connections.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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As the boundaries of exploration expand, so, too, does intelligence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If desired, use scissors or a hole punch to add holes around the rim of the container, too.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Discussion of the callback inspection can start and stop with 20 dead roaches on the kitchen floor, one dead roach and two live friends on the rim of a bucket with seasonings.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pritam’s Partition writings offer incisive critiques of the barbarity that became life with borders but also contest notions of belonging from a feminist perspective.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Solidarity and tolerance that know no borders.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Circumference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumference. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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