Thesaurus results for RIMMED

rimmed

verb

Definition of rimmed next

past tense of rim

as in bordered

to serve as a border for long lashes rimmed his eyes

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Recent Examples of rimmed The Soldiers worked the ball around the perimeter and Timber Creek’s Laila Allen fired a 3-pointer that rimmed off long and into the hands of Horizon’s Zoe Corjay on the other side of the court. —

Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026 His potential tying 3-pointer rimmed out, but Texas wasn’t done. —

Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026 On Monday, Cooke took an inbounds pass with eight seconds left, moved to her left and missed a 12-foot jumper that rimmed in and out. —

ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 Butler’s last-second shot rimmed out. —

Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rimmed

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Verb

Evacuation orders at one point expanded to include homes south of Carmel Mountain Road, bordered by I-5 to the west and Gablewood Way and Evans Wood Way to the east, according to the Genasys evacuation map.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
The property is bordered by parks along the Fox River to the west, an industrial area to the south and single-family housing to the north and east.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026