as in bordered
to serve as a border for
long lashes rimmed his eyes
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Recent Examples of rimmed
The Soldiers worked the ball around the perimeter and Timber Creek’s Laila Allen fired a 3-pointer that rimmed off long and into the hands of Horizon’s Zoe Corjay on the other side of the court.
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Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
His potential tying 3-pointer rimmed out, but Texas wasn’t done.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
On Monday, Cooke took an inbounds pass with eight seconds left, moved to her left and missed a 12-foot jumper that rimmed in and out.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Butler’s last-second shot rimmed out.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
His potential tying 3-pointer rimmed out, but Texas wasn’t done.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
On Monday, Cooke took an inbounds pass with eight seconds left, moved to her left and missed a 12-foot jumper that rimmed in and out.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Butler’s last-second shot rimmed out.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rimmed
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Avon is a tourist destination bordered by the Pamlico Sound on the west and Atlantic Ocean on the east.—
Mark Price
May 18,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
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Westworth Village, a community of about 2,600 residents, sits in central Tarrant County just west of Fort Worth along State Highway 183, bordered by Westover Hills and River Oaks.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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The commission's website says the Sargasso Sea is a 2 million square mile open ocean ecosystem, bounded by the circulating currents of the North Atlantic Gyre, one of five sea gyres which are geographic rotating currents.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Its southern limit is largely bounded by Golden Triangle Boulevard east of Interstate 35W and Big Fossil Creek west of the interstate.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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“Rimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rimmed. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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