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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Drug policy researcher Jonathan Caulkins conducted an analysis looking at large fentanyl seizures — those of more than a kilogram of powder or of 1,000 pills or more — and found such incidents in just two counties bordering Canada.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025
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While therefore has five more such sites in total than Russia, Russia has the largest Arctic population of any of the states bordering the Arctic Ocean, The Simons Foundation Canada wrote.—
Jasmine Laws,
Newsweek,
3 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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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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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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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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“Rim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rim. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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