as in encircling
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as in bordering
to serve as a border for
long lashes rimmed his eyes
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Recent Examples of rimming
Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Jan. 2026
Potential game-tying shots rimming in and out.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Where to Eat and Drink Most dining options are concentrated in small towns rimming the Dark Sky area, like Paisley, Lakeview, Christmas Valley, Burns, and Fields.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
Set up a salt rimming station and let your guests have at it.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Jan. 2026
Potential game-tying shots rimming in and out.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Where to Eat and Drink Most dining options are concentrated in small towns rimming the Dark Sky area, like Paisley, Lakeview, Christmas Valley, Burns, and Fields.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rimming
Verb
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Assuming Elon Musk’s DOGE had not already fired them, these experts would have explained to him why no previous presidents had ever started a war with Iran, in part, because of Iran’s unique geography bordering the economically critical Strait of Hormuz.—
Nick Akerman,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The beloved vacation spot actually encompasses 200 miles of North Carolina barrier islands bordering the Atlantic Ocean.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
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Even after Bo Bichette’s two-out, bases-clearing double gave New York the lead, Brazobán came bounding out of the dugout.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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An antelope on a ridge teasingly stares before bounding off up the rocky hill.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Znotins acknowledges that the airline makes prices for those non-connecting trips expensive to discourage non-connecting customers from booking them.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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These are not marginal improvements.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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The year was 1976 and Thin Lizzy — still a marginal band, at best, in America — was putting the finishing touches on Jailbreak, a make-or-break album for their label.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The same study notes that the hormonal cascade may even dull pain by activating peripheral nerves and autonomic pathways.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Arve Henriksen’s trumpet is a celestial contrast to the vocals’ groundedness, a floater at the edge of the song’s smoky peripheral vision.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The rising senior joined teammate Giacomo Sanfilippo, a linebacker, as the first three commitments from the Orlando area’s 2027 class.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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During the surgery following the colonoscopy, Shaknovsky did not perform a routine test, which would have ensured there were no leaks in a newly joined intestine, according to the complaint.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Rimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rimming. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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