as in adjacent
having a border in common
fringing nations fighting over territory on their shared border
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as in adjoining
to be adjacent to
the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage
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as in bordering
to serve as a border for
neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds
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Recent Examples of fringing
Adrienne Jordan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Manuel then slipped into a stark white dress overflowing with ruffles and shrugged on a matching lace shawl with long fringing over it—all key elements to bringing his hypnotizing moves to life.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Chromatic aberration is very well controlled, with minimal color fringing even when shooting wide open.
—Tantse Walter, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Details like eyelash fringing, subtle embroidery, and embossed velvet designs are an easy way to dress up a mundane sectional or lackluster white couch.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026
As the sun has grown subtly brighter over this span, if this supercontinent struggled with high carbon dioxide levels like its Pangaean forebear did, then this would be an inimically hot world to animals, except for lone refuges fringing its polar far reaches.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The islands that became the Outer Banks fringing the North Carolina coast first appeared 15,000 years ago, when sea levels dropped and the nation’s shoreline migrated inward from the continental shelf, Young said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
In Ocho Rios, the vast fringing reef shelf has drop-offs on the northern side perfect for spotting diverse soft and hard corals like staghorn, sea fan and brain coral.
—Adrienne Jordan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
But in 2015, that changed when the sea ice fringing this vast, icy continent stopped expanding and began to decline dramatically.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Manuel then slipped into a stark white dress overflowing with ruffles and shrugged on a matching lace shawl with long fringing over it—all key elements to bringing his hypnotizing moves to life.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Chromatic aberration is very well controlled, with minimal color fringing even when shooting wide open.
—Tantse Walter, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Details like eyelash fringing, subtle embroidery, and embossed velvet designs are an easy way to dress up a mundane sectional or lackluster white couch.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026
As the sun has grown subtly brighter over this span, if this supercontinent struggled with high carbon dioxide levels like its Pangaean forebear did, then this would be an inimically hot world to animals, except for lone refuges fringing its polar far reaches.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The islands that became the Outer Banks fringing the North Carolina coast first appeared 15,000 years ago, when sea levels dropped and the nation’s shoreline migrated inward from the continental shelf, Young said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fringing
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Native to Texas and adjacent areas of Mexico, plants rarely require supplemental irrigation and thrive in poor soils including sand, clay, and rocky sites.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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In February, the Wende bought a three-bedroom house built in the 1940s adjacent to the museum’s campus that will be used as a live-work space for photographers in residence.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Henson moved to metro Atlanta as a toddler and grew up in Paulding County, with strong ties to adjoining Douglas County.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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In addition to adjoining Oak Forest, the property is also close to Midlothian, Markham, Tinley Park and Country Club Hills.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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In Tabatinga, a Brazilian city bordering Colombia and Peru, gang wars between Comando Vermelho and rivals backed by Primeiro Comando da Capital pushed homicide rates as high as 80 killings per 100,000 residents between 2020 and 2023.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Her two bodyguards were not with her when the incident took place, according to police in Machala, which is the capital of El Oro province bordering Peru.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The location is ideal for exploring both Lambertville and neighboring New Hope on foot.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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The name for Pelago Café, the cousins say, was inspired by the neighboring Italian towns of S’antanna Pelago and Pieve Pelago, where their fathers were born and raised.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The layers of screens here — from every attending seemingly experiencing the concert through the back-facing camera on their phone to the LED projections flanking Eilish at all times — can be as headache-inducing as the reality of any concert.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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The ocean sky backdrop flanking the main parking lot that can be flooded for a water set.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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Even after Bo Bichette’s two-out, bases-clearing double gave New York the lead, Brazobán came bounding out of the dugout.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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An antelope on a ridge teasingly stares before bounding off up the rocky hill.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Citrus and farro, joining sun and earth?—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Ayangbile is the second defensive lineman in Miami’s 2027 class, joining three-star Key West native Josh Johnson.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2026
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Other rooms look toward the Giza Zoo’s greenery or the surrounding city.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Still, confusing thoughts surrounding money, confidence or self-worth could cloud your judgment.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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“Fringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fringing. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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