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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
Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
Here’s a cheerful fringed umbrella that looks a lot more expensive than its $72 price tag.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Safavieh Collection Milan Fringe 9-foot Crank Outdoor Patio Umbrella
The Safavieh Collection Milan Fringe 9-foot Crank Outdoor Patio Umbrella is another option at the mid-range price point that offers a stylish look with its fringed fabric.
—Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
Here’s a cheerful fringed umbrella that looks a lot more expensive than its $72 price tag.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
Adjective
Across the garden, a pool and graceful pavilion are fringed by trees.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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With Milenkovic flanked by the more mobile Savona and Murillo, Forest can play a much more balanced back three.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Xi was flanked by Putin and Kim, two brutal and aggressive dictators whom many nations would rather shun.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Near West Side Partners’ mission is to revitalize and sustain neighborhoods bordered by I-43 on the east, Highway 41 on the west, Vliet Street and Highland Boulevard on the north, and I-94 on the south.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The data center would replace more than a dozen bucolic parcels off I-74 and bordered by South Post Road, East Troy Avenue, Davis Road and Vandergriff Road.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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McEntire strutted across the stage in black sequined leggings, boots, a shiny belt buckle and suede jacket bedazzled with turquoise and fringe, topped with her red hair pulled back in a kicky pony tail.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Her cat eye and bold red lip are just above the water line, while her body and sequined outfit is submerged.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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The 962-acre project area is generally bounded by Route 38 to the north, Keslinger Road to the south, Harley Road to the west and Brundige Road to the east, according to past reporting.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Esther Street crosswalk is bounded on its outer edges by white paint, and the colors are also separated by white stripes.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The attendants’ mint green uniforms, shaped like the traditional Vietnamese national costume, áo dài, with embroidered lining said to be inspired by the railway tracks, accentuated the air of a bygone era.—
Anna Haines,
AFAR Media,
26 Aug. 2025
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There are options for embroidered or printed basketball jerseys.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings joined the company’s board in May 2025 after giving more than $20 million to Democrats, including $7 million to a pro-Harris super PAC.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Toni Trucks joined Franklin & Bash in its fourth season as Anita Haskins, a recent law school graduate eager to prove herself.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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Nearby, along an entrance to Highway 101, a separate barrier was tagged with an expletive-laced anti-Israel message referencing the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, along with additional swastikas scattered throughout the area.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Fringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fringed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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