periphery
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Synonyms for periphery
Synonyms
border, borderline, bound, boundary, brim, circumference, compass, confines, edge, edging, end, frame, fringe, hem, margin, perimeter, rim, skirt, skirting, verge
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Even Myles Garrett, who was on the sideline talking with his dad when the fracas broke out, ended up on the periphery of things. — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, "Browns’ Freddie Kitchens following joint practice scuffle: ‘At some point, you’ve got to stand up for yourself’," 14 Aug. 2019 Audubon officials say the property is one of the largest, most ecologically valuable parcels on the periphery of the park. — USA TODAY, "Milestone rhino, Bigfoot shooting, jailed for feeding cats: News from around our 50 states," 1 Aug. 2019 That’s because the major Democratic opportunity — to mobilize nonwhite and young voters on the periphery of politics — would disproportionately help Democrats in diverse, often noncompetitive states. — Nate Cohn, New York Times, "Trump’s Electoral College Edge Could Grow in 2020, Rewarding Polarizing Campaign," 19 July 2019 The area could start feeling some impacts from the storm on Saturday or Sunday, when stronger thunderstorms developing on the periphery of Barry will be capable of bringing strong winds, the weather service said. — Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle, "Tropical Storm Barry may bring gusty winds, thunderstorms to the Houston area this weekend," 12 July 2019 Until Mejia’s homer, the Padres spent much of the first four-plus innings chasing Atlanta starter Julio Teheran all over the periphery of the strike zone. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Braves score three in 10th to beat Padres again," 13 July 2019 But right now, there’s no reason to believe the Reds will not continue to stalk the periphery of contention. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc's Morning Line: No matter what you think, USWNT star Megan Rapinoe isn't going away.," 27 June 2019 But along the periphery of this shiny and new renaissance, there are plenty of older commercial buildings, industrial structures that housed retail stores or small manufacturers — businesses that served the community around them. — Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, "These 3 industrial buildings were given a second life in downtown San Antonio," 21 June 2019 Illicit logging, mostly for building materials to house the region’s booming population, has thinned out the periphery of the forest. — Peter Schwartzstein, National Geographic, "This vanishing forest protects the coasts—and lives—of two countries," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'periphery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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