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boundaries

NOUN

outer limit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barrier border borderline bounds confines edge frontier horizon line perimeter

STRONG

ambit beginning borderland brink circumference circumscription compass end environs extent extremity frame fringe hem limits march margin mark mere mete outline outpost pale periphery precinct purlieus radius rim side skirt terminal termination terminus verge

WEAK

abuttals line of demarcation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

center inside interior middle

STRONG

opening start

WEAK

minimum

Example Sentences

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This design created a structure closer to a single crystal, meaning there were fewer boundaries where leakage could occur.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

The liberty cities model of fewer regulations, however, has also brought with it the challenge of dealing with a landfill that moved in just outside the tiny city’s boundaries.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

For the daredevils who live to test the boundaries of automotive performance and push their 200-mph machines to the brink, it is the equivalent of being stuck in third gear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The district was reconfigured under Proposition 50, the ballot measure that passed last year to redraw the boundaries of the state’s congressional districts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Slow as hell is a capsule of respect for her boundaries.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti