the perimeter
noun
basketball
: the area on a basketball court that is not close to the basket
He scored from the perimeter.
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Cha Jiho, an opposition legislator, found a spot on the perimeter of the Assembly with fewer police officers guarding it.
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Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
About 100 people, many sitting or standing around the perimeter of the room or standing in the hall, gathered at the Lincoln Community Center to hear from State Rep. Mike Andrade, D-Munster, State Sen. Dan Dernulc, R-Highland, and State Sen. Lonnie Randolph, D-East Chicago.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Moving cryptocurrency within the perimeter of the banking system makes sense: banks have the most experience working with complex financial assets.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
That inefficiency played right into Maryland’s 2-3 zone that tried to concentrate on Goldin in the lane and dared the Wolverines to score from the perimeter.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
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Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
About 100 people, many sitting or standing around the perimeter of the room or standing in the hall, gathered at the Lincoln Community Center to hear from State Rep. Mike Andrade, D-Munster, State Sen. Dan Dernulc, R-Highland, and State Sen. Lonnie Randolph, D-East Chicago.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Moving cryptocurrency within the perimeter of the banking system makes sense: banks have the most experience working with complex financial assets.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
That inefficiency played right into Maryland’s 2-3 zone that tried to concentrate on Goldin in the lane and dared the Wolverines to score from the perimeter.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
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“The perimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20perimeter. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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