as in edges
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
the dogs are confined by an invisible electronic fence that runs along the periphery of the yard
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Recent Examples of peripheries
The more heart-breaking Floridian peripheries all but fade from view.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
As a result, most houses are getting built in the areas where circumventing these dynamics is easiest, such as far urban peripheries.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
If life lingers on the peripheries of our world, maybe there’s a chance that life exists elsewhere in the universe.
—quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024
J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
As a result, most houses are getting built in the areas where circumventing these dynamics is easiest, such as far urban peripheries.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
If life lingers on the peripheries of our world, maybe there’s a chance that life exists elsewhere in the universe.
—quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peripheries
Noun
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Discard the tired-looking center and separate clumps from the outer edges by hand or use a sharp knife or pruning saw.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lawyers for the state attorney general’s office argued that troops had performed police functions by setting up security perimeters and detaining at least two people.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Monitor the Garlic and Deer fires, keeping the both fires within their current perimeters and mop up the the extent necessary to prevent the likelihood of an escape.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Red lights safeguard boundaries, ensuring no partner feels overridden.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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And the goal is to be provocative and push boundaries.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Many, like six of the 24 at Sawyer Point, are hybrid courts, where the smaller pickleball outlines overlap with larger tennis borders.—
Ethan Singer,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sadly, the Games that were slated for 2020 were postponed until 2021 due to Covid, while Japan’s borders remained closed until October 2022.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Seahawks are not loaded with high-end talent, so the margins will be thin in games against competent teams.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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And in sport, where the thinnest of margins always matter, recognizing the invisible might be one of your most visible acts of leadership.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Commonly Talked-About Frameworks As digital assets move from the fringes to the financial mainstream, a few key jurisdictions stepped up with full regulatory frameworks, designed to bring clarity to markets, attract innovation and protect investors.—
Lissele Pratt,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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On the fringes of the Oregon wilderness, two strangers with troubled pasts are brought together when a reclusive Woodsman discovers a teenage runaway, Dani, hypothermic and barely conscious in the woods.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
25 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Peripheries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peripheries. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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