outskirt
noun
out·skirt
ˈau̇t-ˌskərt 
: a part remote from the center : border
—usually used in plural
on the outskirts of town
Examples of outskirt in a Sentence
some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city
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The same group had previously claimed a suicide attack in June in which a gunman opened fire and then detonated an explosive vest inside a Greek Orthodox church in Dweil'a, on the outskirts of Damascus, killing 25 people as worshippers prayed on a Sunday.
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Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
Hussam Anizan, who comes from the outskirts of Fallujah, a city west of Baghdad, shares a similar story.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
The park is on the outskirts of Brisbane, right on the river, and is easy to reach by road or public transit.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
The older of two daughters, Majbritt Wilkens was born on March 22, 1934, in Lidingö, Sweden, on the outskirts of Stockholm.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
Hussam Anizan, who comes from the outskirts of Fallujah, a city west of Baghdad, shares a similar story.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
The park is on the outskirts of Brisbane, right on the river, and is easy to reach by road or public transit.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
The older of two daughters, Majbritt Wilkens was born on March 22, 1934, in Lidingö, Sweden, on the outskirts of Stockholm.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Outskirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outskirt. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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