as in bordered
to serve as a border for
long lashes rimmed his eyes
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Recent Examples of rimmed
Line an ovenproof skillet, rimmed baking sheet, or baking dish large enough to snugly fit one 1½-lb.
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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Those novelty drinks have appeared in past promotional videos for the bar, served by waiting staff wearing helmets rimmed with neon lights.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 2 Jan. 2026
Filip Hronek rimmed the puck along the dasher and Swayman came out behind his net to make a routine play on it.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
The 'Siam Aurora' has dark green leaves that are rimmed in red, while the ‘Red Valentine’s’ leaves are red throughout.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Those novelty drinks have appeared in past promotional videos for the bar, served by waiting staff wearing helmets rimmed with neon lights.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 2 Jan. 2026
Filip Hronek rimmed the puck along the dasher and Swayman came out behind his net to make a routine play on it.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
The 'Siam Aurora' has dark green leaves that are rimmed in red, while the ‘Red Valentine’s’ leaves are red throughout.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rimmed
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Base shade aside, the sneakers are expected to feature all of the same details seen on the Ducks exclusive including a striped upper, a Swoosh bordered by a mummy-like fabric wrap, glow-in-the-dark details and a custom Mummy Duck heel graphic.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
21 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
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On February 13th, Grace Van Patten and Jackson White and Grace Gummer and Mark Ronson watched Veronica Leoni’s Calvin Klein Collection come down the runway, while Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector bounded between Fforme and Kallmeyer.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Information would go from bounded to ubiquitous.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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