margins

NOUN

border; room around something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

edge limit surplus

STRONG

allowance bound boundary brim brink compass extra field frame hem latitude leeway lip perimeter periphery play rim scope selvage shore side skirt space trimming verge

WEAK

confine elbowroom

Antonyms

STRONG

center inside interior middle

WEAK

core

Example Sentences

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margins

Pro-forma gross margins topped 40% for the first time since the start of 2024, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

But how can Americans who disagree with the court move new ideas about the Constitution from the margins to the center?

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

The results pile pressure on the beleaguered group, which has been suffering from slimmer margins from the sales of electric cars, US tariffs and above all intense Chinese competition.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

It helped shift my attention to the supporting cast: Shioli Kutsuna and Aoi Yamada make a playful tag team as two slippery helpers skulking around the margins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

About midnight, a black bear came prowling around the margins of the camp, spied the bag, and brought it down by climbing one of the trees and breaking a branch.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson