as in bordering
to serve as a border for
long lashes rimmed his eyes
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as in encircling
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rimming
Verb
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The vote had outsize importance because of Moldova’s strategic location bordering Ukraine and NATO-member Romania, along with a long-running domestic conflict that has seen a breakaway region align with Moscow.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025 -
The Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education has previously accredited 48 programs in the United States, with six located in bordering states.—
Nathan Ansell,
Arkansas Online,
25 Sep. 2025
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Chip, the 3-year-old miniature dachshund, was filmed bounding toward the open door but immediately reconsidering after inspecting the dreary conditions outside his home in England.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The state has yet to provide any contemporary evidence of doubt that this crosswalk — on the road bounding the southern edge of the Pulse property — was a fitting part of the memorial.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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
Adjective
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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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Even a marginal upgrade in the rotation, like Andrew Heaney, might have helped to stabilize a starting staff that lacked depth in September.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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After years of marginal success, the movement has gained more attention and traction since the war in Gaza began.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And, of course, vice versa, reinforcing the disparity for those in peripheral locations.—
Sarah Maokosy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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The presentation emphasized that these artists are not peripheral but foundational to American art history, a point Lampkins-Fielder was determined to make clear.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In 1963 the two joined forces with singer Keith Relf, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith and drummer Jim McCarty as the Metropolitan Blues Quartet and soon renamed themselves the Yardbirds.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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The wife of the Las Vegas Raiders running back joined Tim Tebow, Mark Teixeira, Brett Favre, Bruce Pearl and others in offering their thoughts and prayers for Kirk and his family.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Rimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rimming. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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