as in bordered
to serve as a border for
long lashes rimmed his eyes
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Recent Examples of rimmed
His potential tying 3-pointer rimmed out, but Texas wasn’t done.
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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
In a rematch from the regular season finale, where Miami’s game-tying half-court heave rimmed out in a narrow loss to Louisville, the Hurricanes advanced in the dance and earned their sixth quad one win of the season (6-5).
—Hunter Bailey, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
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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
In a rematch from the regular season finale, where Miami’s game-tying half-court heave rimmed out in a narrow loss to Louisville, the Hurricanes advanced in the dance and earned their sixth quad one win of the season (6-5).
—Hunter Bailey, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
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The home of Karen Quijada, a survivor from the Las Aranejas area of Concepción, was built two decades ago at the edge of the city and was bordered by thick forest.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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It is bordered by the Thames River and Long Island Sound to the west, east, and south.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Westside district is bounded by the Santa Monica Bay on the west, the 405 Freeway on the east, Mulholland Drive to the north and Imperial Highway to the south.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The project area is bounded by the Midlothian Turnpike, Central Avenue, 147th Street and Lamon Avenue.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Rimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rimmed. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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