as in perimeter
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
the dogs are confined by an invisible electronic fence that runs along the periphery of the yard
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Recent Examples of periphery
Just as something catches your gaze, another calls from the periphery.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
For the first 17 years of her life, even the essence of stripping — dancing freely, revealing some skin, listening to modern music — was well past the periphery of Swartzentruber's reality.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Today, art’s center is everywhere, its periphery nowhere.
—Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
After years on the periphery of French politics, his fortunes changed in 1977 when he was bequeathed a mansion outside Paris by a millionaire backer, along with 30 million francs, around 5 million euros ($5.2 million) in today's money.
—Elizabeth Pineau and Marine Strauss, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
For the first 17 years of her life, even the essence of stripping — dancing freely, revealing some skin, listening to modern music — was well past the periphery of Swartzentruber's reality.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Today, art’s center is everywhere, its periphery nowhere.
—Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
After years on the periphery of French politics, his fortunes changed in 1977 when he was bequeathed a mansion outside Paris by a millionaire backer, along with 30 million francs, around 5 million euros ($5.2 million) in today's money.
—Elizabeth Pineau and Marine Strauss, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for periphery
Noun
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Lillard must shoot past seven other elite perimeter gunners — including another previous champion in Golden State Warriors wing Buddy Hield.—
Scott Phillips,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Our Evolve Student Housing project will be built to the highest modern fire safety standards with Type I-B (fire-resistant concrete) construction, a new perimeter fire road, a new secondary emergency access road to Aztec Circle Drive and a 100-foot defensible fire buffer zone.—
Cynthia Aranda Cervantes,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 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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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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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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Sergio Hudson is unafraid to push the boundaries associated with womenswear.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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Mysterious land purchases within Joshua Tree National Park worry locals and environmentalists People with ties to the hotel industry are among the buyers and entities that have snapped up 22 parcels within the national park’s boundaries.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Conservation challenges Rescues of smuggled spider monkeys at the southern border have made headlines over the past months.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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One way to address that contradiction would be for the WHO to scale back on the number of health areas it is involved in and focus primarily on issues that actually transcend borders.—
Jess Craig,
Vox,
17 Feb. 2025
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Skis designed for advanced and expert skiers tend to contain heavier materials like metal and reinforced sidewalls for enhanced stability at speed, better energy transfer, and more precise edging performance.—
Jenny Wiegand,
Outside Online,
20 Dec. 2024
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Repeat and Rebuild During each edging session, practice pausing and resuming multiple times.—
Suzannah Weiss,
Glamour,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Periphery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periphery. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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