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as in flanked
to be adjacent to
the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage
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as in bordered
to serve as a border for
neat rows of red brick fringe the estate's flower beds
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as in sequined
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Recent Examples of fringed
Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2025
Nicole Scherzinger was spotted in N.Y.C. in a black halter gown with fringed details.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 15 July 2025
Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Across the garden, a pool and graceful pavilion are fringed by trees.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Verb
On October 10, 1965, Snoopy, clad in aviator goggles and a fringed scarf, marched to his doghouse, sat himself on top and took flight.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2025
Nicole Scherzinger was spotted in N.Y.C. in a black halter gown with fringed details.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 15 July 2025
Adjective
And there's winterbor, which has fringed blue-green leaves.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Across the garden, a pool and graceful pavilion are fringed by trees.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fringed
Verb
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Governor of Utah Spencer Cox speaks at a press conference flanked by Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason, Lieutenant Governor of Utah Deidre Henderson and FBI director Kash Patel at Utah Valley University on September 11, 2025 in Orem, Utah.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The last time the warehouse sold, it was flanked by another warehouse and an old brick building, with a stone and slab showroom across the street.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Near West Side Partners’ mission is to revitalize and sustain neighborhoods bordered by I-43 on the east, Highway 41 on the west, Vliet Street and Highland Boulevard on the north, and I-94 on the south.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The data center would replace more than a dozen bucolic parcels off I-74 and bordered by South Post Road, East Troy Avenue, Davis Road and Vandergriff Road.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Amanu, the youngest, is the most experimental, wearing business casual ties and button downs one day and trying on a sequined dress and heels the next.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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McEntire strutted across the stage in black sequined leggings, boots, a shiny belt buckle and suede jacket bedazzled with turquoise and fringe, topped with her red hair pulled back in a kicky pony tail.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Elephants moved silently in the distance, and a herd of impala bounded across the plain, skittish but unconcerned with us.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The area is a rough triangle bounded by the 12th Street viaduct to the south, the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to the north, Santa Fe Street to the east and Liberty Street to the west.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The attendants’ mint green uniforms, shaped like the traditional Vietnamese national costume, áo dài, with embroidered lining said to be inspired by the railway tracks, accentuated the air of a bygone era.—
Anna Haines,
AFAR Media,
26 Aug. 2025
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There are options for embroidered or printed basketball jerseys.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Mexican flags and candy adorned the Copley Plaza in front of The Old Globe on Saturday as a crowd joined dignitaries in celebrating the 215th Mexican Independence Day.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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They were joined by a host of celebrities in their most glamorous outfits of the season so far, from Demi Moore in full black sequin via Gucci and Dakota Johnson in a very, very naked Gucci dress.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During the trial, after Cardi took the stand to deliver her testimony, several of her impassioned exchanges with the plaintiff's lawyer, Ron Rosen Janfaza, went viral due to her unfiltered, expletive-laced responses and animated expressions, including eye rolls and shrugs.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Nearby, along an entrance to Highway 101, a separate barrier was tagged with an expletive-laced anti-Israel message referencing the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, along with additional swastikas scattered throughout the area.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Fringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fringed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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