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 The district also hired campus safety specialists to monitor perimeters and parking lots. —
Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026 That plan must spell out when perimeters are established and removed, how distances are determined, how emergency access is preserved, and how officers engage with the public. —Joseph Potasnik, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026 These passes, like standard passes, are for parking spaces outside security perimeters. —Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026 Funding should be provided for entryways and perimeters for all school campuses. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026 Some fans even broke through perimeters, including bringing down a temporary fence, to watch as Messi waved back at them from the back of the vehicle. —Gianfranco Panizo, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026 Our sense of belonging, our sense of identity, comes from our sense of perimeters and boundaries, of how far is too far away, of where home is. —B. R. Cohen, Longreads, 13 Jan. 2026 At no point in the 150 episodes that chronicled Private Pyle’s five years within the safe perimeters of Camp Henderson, CA, was the war in Vietnam, then at napalm-hot intensity, mentioned. —Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025 Stockings filled with dog or human hair, windchimes, pie tins, or old CDs held aloft on a string, and fishing line installed around garden perimeters are also used to repel deer and rabbits. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026 That plan must spell out when perimeters are established and removed, how distances are determined, how emergency access is preserved, and how officers engage with the public. —Joseph Potasnik, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026 These passes, like standard passes, are for parking spaces outside security perimeters. —Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026 Funding should be provided for entryways and perimeters for all school campuses. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026 Some fans even broke through perimeters, including bringing down a temporary fence, to watch as Messi waved back at them from the back of the vehicle. —Gianfranco Panizo, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026 Our sense of belonging, our sense of identity, comes from our sense of perimeters and boundaries, of how far is too far away, of where home is. —B. R. Cohen, Longreads, 13 Jan. 2026 At no point in the 150 episodes that chronicled Private Pyle’s five years within the safe perimeters of Camp Henderson, CA, was the war in Vietnam, then at napalm-hot intensity, mentioned. —Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025 Stockings filled with dog or human hair, windchimes, pie tins, or old CDs held aloft on a string, and fishing line installed around garden perimeters are also used to repel deer and rabbits. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perimeters
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Bieber’s stage was large, roundish, and mostly bare, with a hilly ridge around the edges.— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
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For a bit more texture, cook until the edges of the whites are browned and crisp.— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
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This transit favors efficiency with boundaries.— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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In a time when science’s boundaries were less stable, Lamarck’s poetic theories had significant influence, and its traces can even be detected in contemporary epigenetics.— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Instead, investigators say the pair took the child across multiple international borders without the mother’s knowledge or court approval, a move now at the center of a federal international parental kidnapping case.— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Adopted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the treaty opened for signature in September 2023 and could safeguard marine ecosystems beyond national borders.— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Its main beams are 27 inches long, with over 5-inch base circumferences.— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
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Shaft circumferences of 15 inches or more are being debuted by top brands like Vince Camuto and Sam Edelman.— Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Perimeters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/perimeters. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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