as in perimeter
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
the rim of a glass
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as in to border
to serve as a border for
long lashes rimmed his eyes
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Recent Examples of rim
Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
The Suns outscored the Warriors in the paint 56-36 and shot 16-for-17 at the rim compared to Golden State’s 9-for-22 at the cup.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Katie Bradish, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Geno standing right behind her, arms folded across his chest and the ball rims out.
—John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Later in the first half, Perryman had a strong drive to the rim that ended in an and-1 lay in.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
The Suns outscored the Warriors in the paint 56-36 and shot 16-for-17 at the rim compared to Golden State’s 9-for-22 at the cup.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Verb
Deep greens and wooly, gray skies tightly hug the Purcell Trench, rimmed by the Selkirk Mountains to the Northwest and the Cabinet Mountains to the Northeast.
—Katie Bradish, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Geno standing right behind her, arms folded across his chest and the ball rims out.
—John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rim
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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 next morning, Storer drove to Altadena—an area bordering Eaton Canyon that’s long been a haven for middle-class Black families and has recently attracted the young and upwardly mobile—to help another friend evacuate and hose down her home.—
Hannah Goldfield,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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One of Atlanta's prettiest parks and a Downtown street bordering City Hall are being renamed in honor of Atlanta's first woman mayor.—
Thomas Wheatley,
Axios,
6 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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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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Your Quest will guide you through the process of setting up your boundary.—
Brad Bourque,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
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London Fashion Week’s Unique Energy Across brands—from emerging talent to established luxury household names— the tendency to push boundaries and find new ways of expression is ever-present at London’s Fashion Week.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Rim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rim. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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