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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
Waist circumference is a proxy measurement for the amount of fat that may be around your organs, which increases your risk of heart disease and stroke.
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Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 22 Dec. 2025
Doctors from New York-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine analyzed data from the SURMOUNT clinical trial and found that taking the drug resulted in significant reductions in body weight, waist-to-height ratio and waist circumference.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Dec. 2025
Humboldt Redwoods is home to The Giant Tree, which is set in the Rockefeller Forest and measures over 350 feet tall with a circumference of more than 50 feet.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025
Secure the entire circumference where the two trash bags meet with strong tape to prevent dust, moisture, pests, and odors from entering.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2025
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Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 22 Dec. 2025
Doctors from New York-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine analyzed data from the SURMOUNT clinical trial and found that taking the drug resulted in significant reductions in body weight, waist-to-height ratio and waist circumference.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Dec. 2025
Humboldt Redwoods is home to The Giant Tree, which is set in the Rockefeller Forest and measures over 350 feet tall with a circumference of more than 50 feet.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025
Secure the entire circumference where the two trash bags meet with strong tape to prevent dust, moisture, pests, and odors from entering.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumference
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Snowflakes can be two inches in diameter, sometimes six inches, and in rare cases, up to 15 inches across, per BBC Earth.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Jan. 2026
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The team estimated that this cloud is around 120 million miles (200 million kilometers) wide, or around 15,000 times as wide as the diameter of Earth.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Drugs, weapons, and cell phones enter facilities through drones, perimeter breaches, staff misconduct, and inadequate search procedures.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Podziemski wasn’t the only perimeter player asked to do more than usual.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Officials said a shelter-in-place order is in effect for a one-block radius near the intersection of Colusa and Tacoma avenues.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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However, his high-difficulty catch ability, along with a huge catch radius, makes Lane a fascinating prospect.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Having explored the Mariana Trench, the summit of Everest, and the edge of space, Victor Vescovo knows what awe feels like in its most dramatic forms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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In short, the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war are a weird laboratory for modern warfare, which, against all odds, has given Ukraine a considerable tactical edge over its much larger adversary.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
29 Jan. 2026
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On March 20, the sun will shine directly over Earth's equator, creating roughly 12 hours of day and night across the world.—
Marina Johnson,
IndyStar,
28 Jan. 2026
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On March 20, the sun will shine directly over Earth's equator, creating roughly 12 hours of day and night across the world.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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None of us are truly safe when the boundaries of state power start to shift this way.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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There aren’t a lot of barriers and boundaries to how painters experience the world.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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White’s attempt glanced off the rim, giving the Bulls their third straight loss in four days to drop them to 23-25.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Griffin lander will demonstrate its ability to land with no official NASA payload, but will touch down on Mons Mouton near the western rim of Nobile crater close to the lunar south pole.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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China had closed its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic and only reopened them in earnest in early 2023.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Trump this week deployed border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota after this month’s fatal shootings of protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, undermining Noem’s leadership of her department.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Circumference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumference. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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