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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
The zones colored in darker red indicate a faster downslope movement; the arrows represent the direction of horizontal motion; the white lines show the boundaries of the active landslide area as defined by the California Geological Survey in 2007.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Green Border, Agnieszka Holland’s harrowing tale of refugees caught in the wooded boundary between Belarus and Poland, won the fest’s audience honor last year.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
While some maps delineate and name territories and boundaries, others show different voting blocs in elections, and GPS devices help drivers navigate to their destination.
—Christine Leuenberger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
From jazz legends to modern hip-hop icons, artists have long turned to cannabis as a muse, sparking new ideas, pushing boundaries, and expanding the realms of artistic expression.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Green Border, Agnieszka Holland’s harrowing tale of refugees caught in the wooded boundary between Belarus and Poland, won the fest’s audience honor last year.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
While some maps delineate and name territories and boundaries, others show different voting blocs in elections, and GPS devices help drivers navigate to their destination.
—Christine Leuenberger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
From jazz legends to modern hip-hop icons, artists have long turned to cannabis as a muse, sparking new ideas, pushing boundaries, and expanding the realms of artistic expression.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boundary
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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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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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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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Exceeding these limitations can lead to overheating and potential fire hazards.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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Missile Defense Scenario Orbital sensors have their own limitations.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
6 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 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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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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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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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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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 22 Feb. 2025.
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