as in encircling
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as in bordering
to serve as a border for
long lashes rimmed his eyes
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Recent Examples of rimming
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
Verb
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rimming
Verb
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In the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, an 11-year-old boy was injured after a Ukrainian drone hit a home, local authorities said.—
Valentyn Ogirenko,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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This is the way how – and he also – the testing of air defense of other countries, NATO countries which are bordering us or bordering Belarus or Russia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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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
Verb
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With the Rockies holding a 7-0 lead, Rumfield sent a drive to deep right-center, where the ball grazed the outside of Adell's glove before hitting his head and bounding over the wall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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With the Rockies holding a 7-0 lead, Rumfield sent a drive to deep right-center, where the ball grazed the outside of Adell's glove before hitting his head and bounding over the wall.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Arsenal are the kings of marginal games, beating their opponents with physicality, pressing and defensive possession.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Weather models show an isolated strong to severe storm is possible Saturday with hail and strong winds, but the chances are marginal, the Storm Prediction Center shows.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Plenty of peripheral details also informed their research, including various forms of etiquette.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Recognition of a partner’s inner qualities, in other words, was not a peripheral feature of relationship quality.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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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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The rising senior joined teammate Giacomo Sanfilippo, a linebacker, as the first three commitments from the Orlando area’s 2027 class.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Rimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rimming. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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