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[rim] / rɪm /


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The march had been pushed to the capital's southeast rim under a last-minute order by authorities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

These samples come from several distinct environments, including the crater floor, a fan-shaped deposit left by an ancient river, and the crater rim.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Eventually, the robot gripped the glass by the rim, maneuvered it into place and threw its hands in the air in triumph.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Thiero started the summer moving too quickly through games, crashing into the lane and flying recklessly toward the rim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Matilda, holding the hat in one hand and a thin tube of Superglue in the other, proceeded to squeeze a line of glue very neatly all round the inside rim of the hat.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

Water gathered in low-lying valleys and river channels, overflowed crater rims, and rushed through canyons.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 31, 2025

Tyres will retain 18-inch wheel rims, but the tyres themselves will be narrower, by 25mm at the front and 30mm at the rear.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

Four times a year, America’s publicly traded companies line up for a dunk contest on lowered rims called earnings season.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025

S&W Atlas Iron & Metal had processed scrap metal in Watts since 1949, shredding and baling aluminum cans, steel rims and copper wire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

One fat white cloud he helped clear to the mountain rims and pressed it firmly over, out of sight.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

Heat the oven to 400°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Except for one picked cuticle on a fingernail, which was ever so slightly rimmed with blood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025

He wore a black t-shirt, dark trousers and black rimmed glasses as he entered his pleas.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025

All 11 of her previous attempts had clanked away or rimmed out or missed altogether, a slump eerily reminiscent of the 0-for-10 start that struck unexpectedly against Minnesota on Jan. 30.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2025

Bright orange light rimmed the windows of the rear cockpit.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Beyond the museum, the grassy hills rimming the building will also be expanded and extended because Angelenos—children and adults—have a beloved tradition of rolling down them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

The Pelicans tied it emphatically, on a Williamson lob dunk, after another in a stretch of broken possessions ended with Reaves rimming out a 35-footer with the Lakers deep into the shot clock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

We were alone but for several thousand flamingos rimming the edge of a quarter of the deep lake in a pink arc.

From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

Beside her, Ryder, gray hairs rimming his eyes, cropped grass on the lawn of his new home, untethered and, without a fence around him, free.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

He’s mainly bald, with a half circle of gray hair rimming his head and long white whiskers that poke out from different parts of his cheeks.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio


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