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
Lighting the bonfire From the Mediterranean to the northern peripheries of Europe, the summer solstice has long been greeted as a time for rituals to gather luck, tell the future and ward off evil.
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Thomas A. Dubois,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
The Professional can certainly be understood as a nonlinear narrative of an artist on the peripheries of music, navigating a world far from home with equal parts amusement and bemusement.
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Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
But the peripheries of the roster have seen some changes.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Data from the German Aerospace Center, which analyzes global development, cross-referenced with images from ICEYE and Vantor show that buildings making up the peripheries of the cities damaged by this year’s fires mostly sprang up in the 2000s and 2010s.
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Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
What if this wastage was taking place, not in postcolonial peripheries, but in the very heart of the Western financial system?
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Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
Working from the peripheries, the project creates space for people to tell their own stories, celebrating cultural diversity while fostering intercultural and intergenerational dialogue.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
Francis had largely avoided big, traditionally Catholic European countries during his 12-year pontificate, preferring to visit instead smaller Catholic communities on the peripheries.
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ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
In Brazil, Funk Brasilero, a genre deriving from the favelas and peripheries of major cities, has been around for a decade or more now, but deserves to expand beyond the country.
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Rosamaria Garces,
Billboard,
24 Nov. 2025
Thomas A. Dubois,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
The Professional can certainly be understood as a nonlinear narrative of an artist on the peripheries of music, navigating a world far from home with equal parts amusement and bemusement.
—
Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
But the peripheries of the roster have seen some changes.
—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Data from the German Aerospace Center, which analyzes global development, cross-referenced with images from ICEYE and Vantor show that buildings making up the peripheries of the cities damaged by this year’s fires mostly sprang up in the 2000s and 2010s.
—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
What if this wastage was taking place, not in postcolonial peripheries, but in the very heart of the Western financial system?
—
Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
Working from the peripheries, the project creates space for people to tell their own stories, celebrating cultural diversity while fostering intercultural and intergenerational dialogue.
—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
Francis had largely avoided big, traditionally Catholic European countries during his 12-year pontificate, preferring to visit instead smaller Catholic communities on the peripheries.
—
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
In Brazil, Funk Brasilero, a genre deriving from the favelas and peripheries of major cities, has been around for a decade or more now, but deserves to expand beyond the country.
—
Rosamaria Garces,
Billboard,
24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peripheries
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Lingering Southwest wildfire conditions Elsewhere, thunderstorms expected to track along the heat dome’s edges from the Rockies to the northern Plains, with others forming along the Gulf Coast, could bring temporary afternoon relief, AccuWeather said.
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
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Security teams were designed around human identities and network perimeters.
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The agency said the attackers had allegedly plotted to use drones to cause explosions in buildings surrounding the event, force an evacuation toward a sniper team, and then breach the White House perimeters.
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Later, as the Moon faces disciplined Saturn, we are asked to set clearer boundaries and timing.
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Stephanie Smittle is not concerned with musical boundaries.
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In the last two years, South Africa has deported more than 100,000 people the home affairs ministry says were in the country illegally, while also stopping around 500,000 others at borders trying to enter without documents.
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There are just too many things that can go wrong that cross national borders.
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Its main beams are 27 inches long, with over 5-inch base circumferences.
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Shaft circumferences of 15 inches or more are being debuted by top brands like Vince Camuto and Sam Edelman.
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A number of lawmakers however did not vote on the bill, a quieter form of skepticism, and Senate President pro Tem Monique Limon noted to reporters that both bills passed via slim margins of approval.
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As frontier language models commoditize and inference margins compress, investors are repricing where defensibility sits in the AI stack.
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“Peripheries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peripheries. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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