as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
was on the fringes of the crowd and couldn't see the speaker
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as in to join
to be adjacent to
the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage
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as in to border
to serve as a border for
neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds
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Recent Examples of fringe
Jackie Fields, People.com, 10 June 2025
Oppositely, Marquez put her in an afro for the 2025 Met Gala and flattened her hair, adding a front fringe and folding the spikey ends on top of her head for her Dazed cover shoot.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 June 2025
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
Her hair was styled with long waves that cascaded down her back and fringe to frame her face.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Ciara Ciara represented the ATL in a silk button-down shirt and fringe skirt with a major train from Cong Tri and an Atlanta Braves baseball cap.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 10 June 2025
Oppositely, Marquez put her in an afro for the 2025 Met Gala and flattened her hair, adding a front fringe and folding the spikey ends on top of her head for her Dazed cover shoot.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 June 2025
Verb
Filho’s movie operates at the pace and tenor of a drama in exile, albeit one that’s fringed with B-movie fun and stalked by a pair of unscrupulous hitmen.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
Her hair was styled with long waves that cascaded down her back and fringe to frame her face.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fringe
Noun
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That’s why more discerning buyers are setting their sights on The Village of Loch Lloyd, a hidden treasure on the southern edge of the metro.—
Loch Lloyd Residential Real Estate,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2025
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The region is already on edge as Israel seeks to annihilate Hamas, an Iranian ally, in the Gaza Strip, where war still rages after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
Verb
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While travelers may feel blissfully removed from the crowds, you can be whisked down to join the party at any moment.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
8 June 2025
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With the welcome citywide expansion of organic collection (brown bins) joining with paper (green bins) and metal, glass and plastic (blue bins), the remaining black bag garbage will be made of nonrecyclable items like those same thin plastics that Sims rejects that are used for wrapping or bags.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Uttarakhand is a province of northern India bordering Nepal and Tibet.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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The Russian regions bordering Ukraine have been subject to frequent attacks by Ukraine since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.—
Guy Faulconbridge,
USA Today,
1 June 2025
Noun
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The root cause of this risk is a network perimeter security mindset.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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And as new media continues to redefine film, that diversity extends to the cinematic perimeters of projects on this year’s lineup, which includes visual albums from Miley Cyrus (Something Beautiful), Slick Rick (Victory) and Turnstile (Never Enough).—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
4 June 2025
Verb
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By the same token, guests should never touch scareactors, which is what Universal calls HHN actors.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Using imaginative and colorful visual metaphors, the film touches on childhood anxiety and resilience in a manner with which audiences of all ages can empathize.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, physical barriers like metal or plastic edging will not contain ground ivy, thanks to the underground roots.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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The cabin also has brown edging that pairs perfectly with the rose gold (an alloy from pure gold and copper) hardware found throughout the interior.—
Daniel Cote,
Robb Report,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Seth Rollins is by far the biggest favorite to win the men’s Money in the Bank match as a top heel flanked by two monsters in Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The entire lineup is built upon the repetition of an individual module comprising a polished circular disc or smooth dome flanked by openwork interlocking links on each side.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Understanding Job Crafting Job crafting is the physical and cognitive changes individuals make to tasks or relational boundaries of their work.—
Jonathan H. Westover,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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English scalping did not, in other words, undermine their understanding of the meaning of hair as beyond the boundaries of the body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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“Fringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fringe. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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