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as in limit
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
parents have to set boundaries for their children, and the children want them to
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as in perimeter
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
that chalk line marks the boundary of our playing field
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Recent Examples of boundary
Rihanna’s trend-setting ways and unrelenting drive to push and transcend boundaries with her art are no surprise.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
As the animation business gets increasingly globalized, a lot of these boundaries are starting to shift.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
There will always be an email, text or call to respond to, but maintaining a work-life balance means carving out time for yourself and honoring those boundaries.
—Alexandra Pastore, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
New York City is forecast to pick up around 2 to 5 inches of snow, sitting right along the boundary of heavy snow to the north and much lesser amounts to the south.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
As the animation business gets increasingly globalized, a lot of these boundaries are starting to shift.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
There will always be an email, text or call to respond to, but maintaining a work-life balance means carving out time for yourself and honoring those boundaries.
—Alexandra Pastore, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
New York City is forecast to pick up around 2 to 5 inches of snow, sitting right along the boundary of heavy snow to the north and much lesser amounts to the south.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boundary
Noun
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Echoing France's Napoleon Bonaparte, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday took to social media to signal continued resistance to limits on his executive authority in the face of multiple legal challenges.—
Doina Chiacu,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Physicians who might have wanted to prescribe buprenorphine faced significant hurdles, like training requirements and limits on the number of patients who could be treated.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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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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Trump has further escalated the limitations being placed on asylum claims, shutting down the CBP One app that allowed migrants to make appointments at crossings to ask for the status.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2025
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Sundance is considering its own options beyond the physical limitations of charming but easily overwhelmed Park City, where the festival has been headquartered since its founding more than 40 years ago.—
David Bloom,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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This is important because the solar wind ricochets around the bubble our solar system sits within, known as the heliosphere; the edges of that bubble represent the barrier between our cosmic neighborhood and the rest of the universe.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Each slice has irresistibly crispy, caramelized cheese edges that contrast with its soft, chewy center.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
27 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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Mexico, for example, may have averted tariffs for now by agreeing to measures that are possibly not new to make its border more secure.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes,
17 Feb. 2025
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The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.—
Brady Slack,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
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In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.—
Joe Sutton,
CNN,
10 Feb. 2023
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The commission recommends that excess body fat should be confirmed by measuring a person's waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, or waist-to-height ratio.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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To offset this possibility, the loaves are flipped upside down to cool, skewered through their lower circumferences on dowels and left to hang, bat-like, until the steam and heat, and their softening effects, have dissipated.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2024
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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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“Boundary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boundary. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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