as in edges
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
soldiers guarding the perimeter of the camp
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Recent Examples of perimeters
Each match is expected to sell out the 70,000-capacity stadium, and there will be multiple security perimeters, opposed to the free-flowing situation in the parking lot Saturday.
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Earlier this month, a federal judge determined that some of the military's actions in support of ICE, including establishing protective perimeters during raids, constituted law enforcement and thus were against the law.
—Alex Horton, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Lawyers for the state attorney general’s office argued that troops had performed police functions by setting up security perimeters and detaining at least two people.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Monitor the Garlic and Deer fires, keeping the both fires within their current perimeters and mop up the the extent necessary to prevent the likelihood of an escape.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Scientists analyzed fire records from Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve in 2015, verifying fire perimeters from 1994 to 2004 using Landsat satellite imagery.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Cybersecurity initiatives were implemented to make perimeters more secure, control vulnerabilities and prevent breaches.
—Michelle Drolet, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Copenhagen Fashion Week also has been taking a leaf out of the playbooks of London and Paris Fashion Week by taking guests outside the city’s perimeters.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025
Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Earlier this month, a federal judge determined that some of the military's actions in support of ICE, including establishing protective perimeters during raids, constituted law enforcement and thus were against the law.
—Alex Horton, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Lawyers for the state attorney general’s office argued that troops had performed police functions by setting up security perimeters and detaining at least two people.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Monitor the Garlic and Deer fires, keeping the both fires within their current perimeters and mop up the the extent necessary to prevent the likelihood of an escape.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Scientists analyzed fire records from Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve in 2015, verifying fire perimeters from 1994 to 2004 using Landsat satellite imagery.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Cybersecurity initiatives were implemented to make perimeters more secure, control vulnerabilities and prevent breaches.
—Michelle Drolet, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Copenhagen Fashion Week also has been taking a leaf out of the playbooks of London and Paris Fashion Week by taking guests outside the city’s perimeters.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perimeters
Noun
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Underlit pathways, glowing lobby edges, and atmospheric lighting transform the grounds into something between boutique hideaway and sci-fi set.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This oblong option has a floral block pattern and piped edges that instantly enrich a couch or bed.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Chronic, punitive or manipulative testing calls for setting firm boundaries.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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As a result, engineers are actively exploring new materials, innovative architectures, and advanced fabrication techniques to overcome these barriers and keep pushing the boundaries of computing power.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Because of these frictions, more and more types of companies that function across borders are looking to stablecoins as practical tools.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Her beauty is undeniable, but its borders are vague.—
Anahid Nersessian,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Perimeters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perimeters. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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