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as in perimeter
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
a silly little affair that's of interest to no one beyond the circumference of this campus
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Recent Examples of circumference
Users can manually enter ear spacing and head circumference to fine-tune time-of-arrival differences, adjust virtual speaker angles between 40°, 60°, and 80° and enable optional room simulation for a consistent, dependable reference environment.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The height of the knee-high shaft height measures 375mm, and have a 175mm circumference.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
Techniques used to age the trees on Mike Mountain included bark characteristics, tree height and circumference.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
Separated from regular life by a kaleidoscopic shell whose circumference continues to expand, the Shimmer, as it’s called, has claimed the lives of every person who has gone inside — except one.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The height of the knee-high shaft height measures 375mm, and have a 175mm circumference.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
Techniques used to age the trees on Mike Mountain included bark characteristics, tree height and circumference.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
Separated from regular life by a kaleidoscopic shell whose circumference continues to expand, the Shimmer, as it’s called, has claimed the lives of every person who has gone inside — except one.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for circumference
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumference
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According to the National Park Service (NPS), the pipe measures between 72 and 96 inches in diameter.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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When choosing a new pot, select one that is 1 to 2 inches larger in diameter than the current pot and one with excellent drainage.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 Feb. 2026
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On the walls and propped up against the room’s perimeter are frames and presentation boards.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The building’s original Portland stone facade was retained, while the interior has been updated with contemporary codes, with concrete flooring, aluminum and glass vitrines, and stainless steel perimeter wrapping the space.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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No one was reported injured by the Wednesday night blaze at the Lehigh Valley Hospital campus in Dickson City, which drew all available emergency medical services within a 50-mile radius, fire officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Those missions used radio beams transmitted between the spacecraft and Earth to estimate the planet’s radius.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Arm's chip designs power most of the world's smartphones and are increasingly used in AI data centers and edge computing devices.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday afternoon, OpenAI released a new cutting-edge coding model that the company said assisted in its own creation.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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With the proper equipment, the sun spots will appear as a small black blotch close to the center of the solar disk, positioned a little above the sun’s equator.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Jupiter is now believed to be about five miles narrower at its equator and 15 miles flatter at its poles.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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The researchers warned that while the idea of workers taking on more tasks voluntarily could seem ideal, nonstop work has the potential to lead to problems down the line, including blurring the boundary between work and non-work, as well as burnout and cognitive fatigue.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Be nice about it, of course, but don’t forget that you’re allowed to set boundaries.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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Smaller version of the quakes at home Think of a plastic water bottle filled to the rim with the cap firmly screwed on.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Titi Me Paloma contains tequila, lime juice, grapefruit juice and simple syrup with a Tajin rim.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Dera was founded in 1948 by the mystic Mastana Balochistani in the Haryana city of Sirsa, near the northern state’s borders with Punjab, India’s breadbasket, and the desert state of Rajasthan.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Shovgi Huseynov, a researcher at the University at Buffalo's Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in New York, was released from an immigration detention center nearly a month after making a wrong turn near the Canadian border.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Circumference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumference. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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