rimmed

Definition of rimmednext
past tense of rim

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rimmed Strain into a rocks glass or up into a cocktail class that’s rimmed with tajin (also optional). Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 18 July 2026 It’s rimmed with a housemade spice salt made with ancho and guajillo chiles. Anthony Todd, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The island was beautiful, lush with flowering crepe myrtle, rimmed by pale sand, but the guests sensed a feral undercurrent. Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 Scheffler’s 11-foot putt for birdie rimmed in and out on 17, his best chance to win. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026 It will be covered with a secondary cylinder that will trap air and push out any approaching water, and the capsule itself is rimmed with a soft metal that compresses under pressure. Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 Nuggets wing Torrey Craig made the same exact mistake as Fox with a few seconds left in Game 7 of a 2020 playoff series, but Mike Conley’s buzzer beater at the other end rimmed out, sparing Craig. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 June 2026 Her clean look at a potential game-tying bomb with roughly six seconds left rimmed out. Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 9 May 2026 Divide among 6 cocktail glasses rimmed with salt and filled with ice. Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rimmed
Verb
  • The Ouray County evacuation zone was bordered to the west by County Road 8 and County Road 10, to the south by Baldy Peak, to the east by Green Mountain and the Cimarron Ridge and to the north by Tommy Creek and Deer Creek.
    The Denver Post, Denver Post, 13 July 2026
  • Our neighborhood was bordered by historic Swedish and German enclaves and, a bit farther north, a large Indian community.
    Rima Suqi, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • The pilot started in a smaller downtown area the following year before it was expanded it earlier this year to span an area bounded by Irving Park Road to the north, 26th Street to the south and Ashland Avenue to the west.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Down 2-0 entering the ninth inning against the New York Mets, the Red Sox bounded back to tie the score and win 3-2 in extra innings, their impressive midseason run stretching their current win streak to nine games to close out the first half.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 13 July 2026

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“Rimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rimmed. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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