as in perimeter
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
the rim of a glass
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as in to border
to serve as a border for
long lashes rimmed his eyes
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Recent Examples of rim
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Bridges shot four-of-nine from the field and missed a few easy looks at the rim.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
Genevieve Lemoine, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026
Something that shows up consistently, travels and doesn’t vanish the second a few shots rim out.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The Griffin lander will demonstrate its ability to land with no official NASA payload, but will touch down on Mons Mouton near the western rim of Nobile crater close to the lunar south pole.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Bridges shot four-of-nine from the field and missed a few easy looks at the rim.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
The two groups maintained distinctly different approaches to living on the land that rims Greenland’s massive ice sheet.
—Genevieve Lemoine, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026
Something that shows up consistently, travels and doesn’t vanish the second a few shots rim out.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rim
Noun
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The Mexican troops established a perimeter around the complex and then closed in.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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The college has many buildings on the park’s perimeter and nearby.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Out front, a graveled motor court borders a colonnade entryway and an attached two-car garage tucked off to the side.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2026
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Scientists and environmental advocates have spent decades trying to reduce the amount of pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, which stretches 200 miles along the mid-Atlantic coast and is bordered by Maryland and Virginia.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Landscape architect Rick Parisi also presented mock-ups showing the foliage that will accent the ballroom grounds and the relocation of a fountain on the east edge of the White House campus.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The tortilla love was so real that his latest venture, Vato, is a dedicated tortillería, bakery, and restaurant serving nearly everything that can be contained within the circumference of his warm, soft, and tangy tortillas.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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After finishing, Vonn chatted briefly with Johnson – who raced just before her – at the bottom of the slope, pulled off her knee brace and then walked the circumference of the mixed zone, eyeing the big board as Wiles raced.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To prevent grass and other plants from invading your new bed, lay down some edging, as well.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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Her Iamraw collection, intended to channel fragility, features subtle design details like double sleeves and raw edging in fabrics like Tencel, viscose and cotton.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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All-day dining at The Common Room blurs culinary boundaries to curate an exceptional selection of prime cuts, succulent seafood, and specialty dishes, each meticulously prepared and enhanced with local flair.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Summing up the whole picture is impossible, and attempting to do it requires treading carefully, so as to maintain important boundaries between what is definitely true and what seems likely or merely speculative.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Rim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rim. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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