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as in flanked
to be adjacent to
the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage
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as in bordered
to serve as a border for
neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds
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as in sequined
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Recent Examples of fringed
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Models revealed a range of music-adjacent designs from Mod-style skinny suits to a 60s-era fringed jacket and leather pants.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
And there's winterbor, which has fringed blue-green leaves.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Wearing a yellow fringed dress, Jauregui spun and shook her hips alongside a safety vest-wearing Armstrong, ending the performance by quick-stepping over to the cocktail table, where her bandmates and Bankhead were smiling and clapping in celebration.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Models revealed a range of music-adjacent designs from Mod-style skinny suits to a 60s-era fringed jacket and leather pants.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Studded and fringed suede jackets at Etro and oversize leather bombers at Versace.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
And there's winterbor, which has fringed blue-green leaves.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fringed
Verb
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The trio was flanked by Swiss Guards and other dignitaries, emphasizing the ceremonial nature of the royal departure from the Holy See.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Rose Garden used to feature a green lawn flanked by elegant magnolias and rows of rosebushes, commissioned by the Kennedys.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pyongyang has long been accused of conducting suspicious transfers of goods between ships in the East China Sea, which is bordered by China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Taiwan.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The texture is thick and comfy, and the blanket is bordered with simple fringe twists.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Swift recreated a similar visual of her submerged in a bathtub wearing a sequined corset.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Swift has stood atop the pop world, glittering in a sequined midnight-blue bodysuit with rainbow confetti falling at her feet.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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The new department will be located in what was previously Children's Wisconsin's emergency department, where the two hospitals are adjoined.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As much as 200 feet on the block that includes the Apple Store and Rally House (site of the former Halls Department Store), bounded by Nichols Road, Central Street and Wyandotte Street.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sacramento’s City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance creating two new zones, in the Ice Blocks shopping district on R and S streets, and a section of the Handle District bounded by 18th and 19th streets, and Capitol and L streets.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The embroidered panel involves a staggering 440,000 stitches.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lace slips and embroidered skirts stood out as favorites.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 2023, Kim and North joined forces for another mother-daughter costume, this time dressing as characters from the rom-com Clueless.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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More than 600 Middlebury students had also joined an online group to share updates of the extensive effort to find Smith, WPTZ reported.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Both styles come pre-laced with flat cotton shoelaces with round polyester laces included as an alternate option.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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During the trial, after Cardi took the stand to deliver her testimony, several of her impassioned exchanges with the plaintiff's lawyer, Ron Rosen Janfaza, went viral due to her unfiltered, expletive-laced responses and animated expressions, including eye rolls and shrugs.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Fringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fringed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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