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Recent Examples of fringe
Noun
Pauli and Jung found connection through their fringe theoretical frameworks, psychology and physics playing on each other to make up one beautiful and haunting mess of a universe. Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025 Carpenter, who started out in what appeared to be a silver, sparkly, fringe dress before a quick costume change, delivered an energetic performance that also contained a message. Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Pastor John Hagee, the influential Founder and Chairman of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), said fringe online agitators and politicians are motivated by two distinct impulses in their attacks on Israel. Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025 Sea thrift and marram grass fringe the dunes—while oystercatchers tiptoe along the tideline. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fringe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fringe
Noun
  • The attack was widely condemned in the Middle East and beyond as an act that could escalate tensions in a region already on edge.
    Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • On the other hand, edge computing will gain, too.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Eaton reconnected to her faith at 27, after her mother passed away, and joined a music group at her church in Denver.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Soliman had been swept into custody, joining a record 61,000 people now in ICE detention.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tusk also said some of the drones had crossed from Belarus, a Kremlin ally that borders both Ukraine and Poland.
    Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Belarus is Russia's closest ally, bordering NATO members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, and has been used as a staging post for Vladimir Putin's aggression in Ukraine.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For years, cybersecurity focused on perimeter defenses.
    Max Silber, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The percentage indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The whisky opens with the scent of dark cherries, raisins, and Brazil-nut toffee, touched with marzipan and date caramel.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • To complete the sequence, Gray returned to his love and lightly touched hands before drinking a potion to join him in eternity.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fill empty spaces with more soil to ensure the edging is compact.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Creeping speedwell makes a great lawn substitute and works well between pavers or as an edging along pathways.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The last time the warehouse sold, it was flanked by another warehouse and an old brick building, with a stone and slab showroom across the street.
    Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Leo Dell’Orco, head of menswear design; Armani‘s nephew, Andrea Camerana, and Michele Tacchella, business unit director of Giorgio Armani and EA7, were among those flanking the casket and greeting guests.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Greece is one of the most seismically active countries in Europe, sitting atop the complex boundary between the African and Eurasian tectonic plates.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Bella recalled her childhood as lacking in boundaries, with adults engaged in experimental ways of living which purported to offer freedom but in fact undermined any sense of security.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Fringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fringe. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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