RIMMING Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in encircling

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verb

present participle of rim

as in bordering

to serve as a border for long lashes rimmed his eyes

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Caitlin Clark also made her return after missing most of last season to injury, rimming out a late game-tying 3-pointer in a barn-burner between the Fever and Wings. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 10 May 2026 Use your fingers to rub everything together until fragrant, then remove the mint leaves and transfer the mint sugar to a small plate or bowl for rimming glasses. — Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026 Set up a salt rimming station and let your guests have at it. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Jan. 2026 Potential game-tying shots rimming in and out. — Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026 Where to Eat and Drink Most dining options are concentrated in small towns rimming the Dark Sky area, like Paisley, Lakeview, Christmas Valley, Burns, and Fields. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025

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Adjective

The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.

— Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025

Definition of embracing

Verb

But in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, which started to face Kyiv’s retaliatory strikes earlier than the rest of the country, support for the war is even higher.

— Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
In Melilla, Spain's other enclave bordering Morocco, authorities reported that between 300 and 400 people crossed or attempted to cross the border by land or sea on Thursday.

— Aicha El Hammar Castano, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of bordering

Adjective

The system, which serves 100,000 residents in Iowa City and its surrounding, mostly rural communities, typifies the challenges most libraries face.

— Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.

— Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025

Definition of surrounding

Verb

Unlike more overtly depressive takes on this role, Bos’ Hamlet is impetuous and sardonic, often bounding up three stairs in a single step and unspooling his words, words, words as if his mouth can’t keep up with his restless mind.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
At 5-foot-9, Fery possesses a skill set perfectly suited for low-bounding grass.

— Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of bounding

Adjective

Znotins acknowledges that the airline makes prices for those non-connecting trips expensive to discourage non-connecting customers from booking them.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026

Definition of connecting

Adjective

Only foreign income actually remitted to Mauritius is taxed, and then usually at a marginal rate of no more than 20% (35% if taxable income is above $365,000).

— William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
There is a marginal risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe weather overnight Thursday for parts of the Kansas City forecast area.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Definition of marginal

Adjective

Longstaff, who became a peripheral figure during his first Leeds campaign, had a promising showing in the first half.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Over her life so far, Catherine became night-blind, then colorblind, and then began to lose her peripheral vision.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

Definition of peripheral

Adjective

Kar, the company’s CEO, was a founding team member at Palo Alto Networks and oversaw Juniper Networks’ entire Ethernet portfolio before the two joined forces at Auradine, a blockchain and AI chip startup where Upscale was incubated.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2026
The 28-year-old has won eight Grands Prix across nine seasons for Ferrari, having initially joined the joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 June 2026

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