as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
was on the fringes of the crowd and couldn't see the speaker
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as in to join
to be adjacent to
the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage
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as in to border
to serve as a border for
neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds
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Recent Examples of fringe
Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The texture is thick and comfy, and the blanket is bordered with simple fringe twists.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2025
Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
The islands that became the Outer Banks fringing the North Carolina coast first appeared 15,000 years ago, when sea levels dropped and the nation’s shoreline migrated inward from the continental shelf, Young said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Around Ann Arbor, places and rituals normally devoted to football game days got a country conversion, as streets, sidewalks and pubs swarmed with concertgoers clad in Western hats, boots, denim and fringe.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
The texture is thick and comfy, and the blanket is bordered with simple fringe twists.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
Borom, Daniel Brunskill, Jackson Carman, Braeden Daniels and Kion Smith all belong on Miami’s practice squad, the team’s developmental unit for youngsters and fringe NFL talent.
—Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
The islands that became the Outer Banks fringing the North Carolina coast first appeared 15,000 years ago, when sea levels dropped and the nation’s shoreline migrated inward from the continental shelf, Young said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fringe
Noun
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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States Say Huge Cuts Arbitrary In the new case, the suing states—led by Illinois and joined by California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and others—say DHS responded to Smith’s ruling by abruptly reallocating hundreds of millions of dollars away from them.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Those cuts have left some families who had been hoping to join trials of new treatments scrambling to find other options.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The vote had outsize importance because of Moldova’s strategic location bordering Ukraine and NATO-member Romania, along with a long-running domestic conflict that has seen a breakaway region align with Moscow.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The other is much larger and exists on the western slopes of the mountain ranges bordering the Pacific from Alaska southward to Northern California.—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Shot creation shouldn’t be a problem, but perimeter shooting could be.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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These events underscore ongoing challenges in securing these bases, particularly when personnel bring personal weapons, mental health issues arise, or external assailants breach security perimeters.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yet if Love’s last pass had stayed in the air a tick longer, the owner’s feet, at least in a metaphorical sense, may not have touched the ground for a long, long time.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The eye mask is offered in seven colors, feels cool to touch, and is machine washable for easy care.—
L. Daniela Alvarez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Depending on the thickness of the steel chosen, the edging can last from 20 to 25 years.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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Fill empty spaces with more soil to ensure the edging is compact.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In a speech on the subject on the Senate floor in August, the senator was flanked by a placard with images of hemp products in packages mimicking snacks such as Doritos and Oreos.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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On the other juries, director Kibwe Tavares, whose The Kitchen closed the festival in 2023, will preside over the First Feature Competition (Sutherland Award), flanked by Zurich Film Festival head programmer Anja Fröhner and director Nadia Latif (The Man in my Basement).—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These fluctuations act like turbulence in the sky, signaling a boundary between phases of matter.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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What struck me most was the balance — heritage houses remaining faithful to their codes while simultaneously daring to push boundaries.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Fringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fringe. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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