as in bordered
to serve as a border for
long lashes rimmed his eyes
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Recent Examples of rimmed
Damarco Minor's 3-point try for Pitt rimmed out with 14 seconds left, and Kingz missed a 3-point try at the buzzer to force overtime.
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
His 3-point attempt with only one second remaining rimmed out.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The pool is rimmed with a rusty red color from the mix of iron, aluminum, and arsenic.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
And maybe a $10 bread service should be more than half a baguette and two dinner rolls, even with a side of fresh butter rimmed with citrus ash.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
His 3-point attempt with only one second remaining rimmed out.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The pool is rimmed with a rusty red color from the mix of iron, aluminum, and arsenic.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
And maybe a $10 bread service should be more than half a baguette and two dinner rolls, even with a side of fresh butter rimmed with citrus ash.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rimmed
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That accounts for the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway bordered by Iran that carries as much as 20 million barrels a day in normal times, as well as the oil industry’s attempts to route around the problem and production increases elsewhere.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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At roughly 17 acres, the park is bordered by Sanford and San Juan avenues, and East First and East Seminole boulevards.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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The ball then hit the football goal post crossbar and bounded down to Luis Duenas who headed it from point-blank range toward the net.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Living in a continent-sized nation bounded by two vast oceans allows for that dangerous self-deception.—
Chuck DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Rimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rimmed. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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