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
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Jennifer Benz, deputy director of the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, referenced immigration as another factor that might bring Hispanic voters back to the fringes.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The most pollyannaish of Dolphins fans might have seen a path to the fringes of wild contention with a win Thursday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The actress wore a floor-length gown with a pink lace bodice and a yellow duchesse skirt with silk fringes.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Players on the fringes of the 40-man roster are prone to losing their spots if the club needs space for new additions, some of which can come from within the farm system.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, a manipulative judge, Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock), lurks around the fringes, hoping to seduce or even blackmail the electrically attractive Hedda.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Operating at the extreme fringes is also an effective strategy for maximizing exposure in the algorithm, which explains why popular influencers such as the Nelk Boys and Jake Paul started their YouTube careers as prank peddlers, before leaning into more overtly political content.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
But metal and theatrical rock has long been subject to such criticism, having existed on the fringes since the very beginning.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
These unanswered questions have kept SRM on the fringes of policy discussions, despite rising interest among private players.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Jennifer Benz, deputy director of the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, referenced immigration as another factor that might bring Hispanic voters back to the fringes.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The most pollyannaish of Dolphins fans might have seen a path to the fringes of wild contention with a win Thursday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The actress wore a floor-length gown with a pink lace bodice and a yellow duchesse skirt with silk fringes.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Players on the fringes of the 40-man roster are prone to losing their spots if the club needs space for new additions, some of which can come from within the farm system.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, a manipulative judge, Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock), lurks around the fringes, hoping to seduce or even blackmail the electrically attractive Hedda.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Operating at the extreme fringes is also an effective strategy for maximizing exposure in the algorithm, which explains why popular influencers such as the Nelk Boys and Jake Paul started their YouTube careers as prank peddlers, before leaning into more overtly political content.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
But metal and theatrical rock has long been subject to such criticism, having existed on the fringes since the very beginning.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fringes
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Using a silhouette reminiscent of the iconic 1920s Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star, the Maison Margiela Loved to Death sneakers dial up the distressing with visible seams, raw edges and distressed rubber soles, but that’s only the beginning.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 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
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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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Amazon joins other companies such as Salesforce, Target, and Paramount who have together laid off thousands of workers in the past few months.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Globally, a new developer joins the platform every second, the company said.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 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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The film touches upon very different subjects, but overall, the underpinning of this film is that society changes, and there’s a tectonic shift in American society and the society becomes a different place from one year to the sixth year.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
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How the ball bounces off the floor and touches your hand, and that integrated with that inside-out dribble and footwork that goes with it, to be aggressive to get to the basket or shoot the ball.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Fringes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fringes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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