as in edges
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 adjoins
to be adjacent to
the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage
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as in borders
to serve as a border for
neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds
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Recent Examples of fringes
Reuters 6 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
The middle—still the most dominant force in American politics—isn’t looking for the purity that the fringes demand on TikTok.
—Will Johnson, Time, 1 Jan. 2026
Sequins, feathers and fringes add movement and fun, transforming eveningwear into the ultimate party pieces.
—Alex Badia, Footwear News, 31 Dec. 2025
Folks who had previously been on the fringes now operate in the mainstream.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
Both are loners teetering on the fringes of society, and Eady’s ability to see McCauley as a real person, even if only as a stranger reading a book, is enough to undo his entire worldview.
—Jesse Raub, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025
Butler’s character offers performance and consolation to followers online, representing the dangerous figures that populated the fringes of the internet during the lockdown.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
Aryeh asks the crowd of thirty-odd people gathered at a bus stop on the fringes of downtown Toronto.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
With a very forgiving schedule ahead, the question is whether the Dolphins can get to the fringes of wild card contention by mid-December.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
Budanov, who has survived numerous assassination attempts, began his career as a special forces operative and served in the east after Russia illegally annexed Crimea and its proxies took over Ukraine’s eastern fringes.
—Reuters 6 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
The middle—still the most dominant force in American politics—isn’t looking for the purity that the fringes demand on TikTok.
—Will Johnson, Time, 1 Jan. 2026
Sequins, feathers and fringes add movement and fun, transforming eveningwear into the ultimate party pieces.
—Alex Badia, Footwear News, 31 Dec. 2025
Folks who had previously been on the fringes now operate in the mainstream.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
Both are loners teetering on the fringes of society, and Eady’s ability to see McCauley as a real person, even if only as a stranger reading a book, is enough to undo his entire worldview.
—Jesse Raub, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025
Butler’s character offers performance and consolation to followers online, representing the dangerous figures that populated the fringes of the internet during the lockdown.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
Aryeh asks the crowd of thirty-odd people gathered at a bus stop on the fringes of downtown Toronto.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
With a very forgiving schedule ahead, the question is whether the Dolphins can get to the fringes of wild card contention by mid-December.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fringes
Noun
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These changes, as well as, wearing bangs were a major key to keeping her edges strong.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The bridge adjoins the War Eagle Mill and carries traffic across War Eagle Creek.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ritrovata, the laboratory that adjoins the Cineteca.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Officials said Russia had damaged two energy facilities in the western region of Lviv, which borders Poland.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Fighting is now expected to shift to the central and oil-rich Kordofan region, which borders Darfur, according to Birru.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Des Cars promised to create no-parking perimeters in areas around the museum, upgrade the security camera system, and ask the interior ministry to establish a police station inside the museum.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Bill Russell said officers were setting up perimeters near the jail and employing drones around the area.—
Jon Webb,
Evansville Courier & Press,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Working with DaCosta — who joins Todd Field and Christian Petzold in the roster of visionary directors Hoss has collaborated with — was another transformative experience.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the grander scheme, Big Pete joins his family across North Carolina to protect the grandmother tree.—
Khadejeh Nikouyeh,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Age of Imprisonment both controls and performs leaps and bounds better than its predecessors.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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As my guide Nicolas Jeanroy preps his truffle gear, which looks like a collection of garden tools, his canine partner, Taïga, bounds up.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But Hawley flanks the familiar creature from the movies with a variety of new monsters that get unleashed in the Maginot crash.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Lyon’s magnetism touches the entire cast, but her bits with both Killam’s Boone and Chenoweth’s Tammy really leap off the screen.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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And none of that touches the benefits that could accrue to other people outfitted with BCI chips, who could then communicate and interact with AI systems.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Fringes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fringes. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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