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as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
the brim of the teacup was banded with gold
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as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
he brimmed the glass with milk, and now I'm sure to spill it
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Recent Examples of brim
Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2025
Nature lovers will find an abundance of places to explore: Nearby McKee Botanical Garden brims with tropical plants (look for water lilies blooming in its streams), while Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge serves as a home for brown pelicans and other migrating avians.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
The pressure to close out accounts, reconcile ledgers, and finalize financial statements comes at a time already brimming with the holiday rush, New Year preparations, and strategic planning for the road ahead.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Her brim, tilted low, cast a thick shadow over her eyes, shielding her from the view of millions of Americans who were lying in wait for some kind of reaction.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2025
Nature lovers will find an abundance of places to explore: Nearby McKee Botanical Garden brims with tropical plants (look for water lilies blooming in its streams), while Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge serves as a home for brown pelicans and other migrating avians.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
Those who didn't want to wait hours for a shuttle to Gobbler's Knob — located two miles uphill from Punxsutawney — made the trek on foot through residential neighborhoods brimming with Phil inflatables and patient homeowners.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
The pressure to close out accounts, reconcile ledgers, and finalize financial statements comes at a time already brimming with the holiday rush, New Year preparations, and strategic planning for the road ahead.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brim
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There was a pervasive sense of indignation from current and former European officials, who have funneled significant aid to Ukraine and are deeply worried about how a ceasefire deal could impact the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) eastern edge.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Pirates got to almost every loose ball and played with an edge that was nowhere to be found for the Huskies.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2025
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Trump administration vows to rehire DOGE Treasury Department employee who resigned over racist posts Turco said Lincoln, whose likeness is also on the $5 bill, was added to the coin in 1909.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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That means Republicans will need total unanimity to pass a bill in the chamber.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Over time, the blisters burst, ooze, and scab over.—
Brittany Risher,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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VanZant burst onto the scene in the UFC and won her first three fights in the Octagon before losing out to Rose Namajunas via fifth-round submission in a gutsy, but one-sided, defeat in December 2015.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Thankfully, many safari outfitters offer dynamic itineraries—think pairing the quintessential South African safari with a surreal stint in Namibia or a blue safari grand finale in Mozambique filled with whales, dolphins, whale sharks, and dugongs—designed to engage animal lovers of all ages.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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Speaking of charging, a J1772 port is situated on the left behind the driver's seat, which will fill the 29.8 kWh battery in five hours on a standard level 2 EV charger.—
Tim Stevens,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Again, this can be as simple as a measurement of waist circumference.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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In most cases, the experts write, clinicians diagnosing obesity should either augment or replace BMI readings with other body measurements, such as waist circumference, or tests that can objectively measure body fat.—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Here’s why: Although technical specifications are still being worked out, the new standard could deliver nominal peak data rates of more than 40Gbps.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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The second full moon of the year will reach its peak on Wednesday at 8:53 p.m. EDT, according to Space.com.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Then Werfel jumped up, screaming, his face a deep purple, his eyes bulging.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Infants may show different signs such as poor feeding, irritability, bulging of the soft spot on their head or lethargy.—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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The weekend that was • Parts of the Northeast are waking up to more than a foot of snow Sunday morning, as a fast-moving winter storm, packing snow, sleet and ice, leaves more than 15 million people from the Midwest to the Northeast under winter alerts.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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The samples should be packed with icepacks during shipping to the soil testing labs.—
Dr. Haiying Tao,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Brim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brim. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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