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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North Korea has revised its constitution to define its territory as bordering South Korea and remove references to reunification, according to a draft of the text reviewed by Reuters, codifying leader Kim Jong Un’s push to treat the two Koreas as separate states.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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The Midwest also has begun to warm compared to the last few days, with highs in the 70s and bordering 80 in some areas, which is about 5 to 15 degrees warmer than normal.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
3 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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Even after Bo Bichette’s two-out, bases-clearing double gave New York the lead, Brazobán came bounding out of the dugout.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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An antelope on a ridge teasingly stares before bounding off up the rocky hill.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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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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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The Hunting Party‘s potent streaming numbers could explain why the show is being kept alive despite the fact that NBC’s entertainment schedule is packed to the gills with no room, especially for a marginal linear performer.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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The Storm Prediction Center, part of the National Weather Service, has placed the southern portion of the Kansas City forecast region under a marginal risk, Level 1 of 5, for severe weather.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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However, previous silicon-photonics lidar designs struggled to scan peripheral angles effectively.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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The same study notes that the hormonal cascade may even dull pain by activating peripheral nerves and autonomic pathways.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The now 27-year-old joined fellow La Liga side Elche on loan for the rest of the season in late August but has not been able to establish himself as first-choice there.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 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 13 May. 2026.
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