Thesaurus results for RIMMED

rimmed

verb

Definition of rimmed

past tense of rim

as in bordered

to serve as a border for long lashes rimmed his eyes

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Recent Examples of rimmed There are no emotions in it, only our own cold and cruel fears reflected back at us, as with a shot of Cruise standing defiantly in front of a mirror rimmed by antlers. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Taylor hit a cut 9-iron from 151 yards that plopped down a foot from the cup for a par, and Burns' birdie putt to halve the match rimmed out. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 Served in a bucket rimmed with vanilla icing and more streusel crunch. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2026 Tajín has long been sprinkled over fruit, rimmed around cocktail glasses and shaken onto just about anything that could use a chile-lime kick, so bringing that same flavor to tacos feels like a natural fit. — Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The Brazilian supermodel tilted her head back and smiled, showing off a glimpse of a large heart drawn in the sand behind her that was rimmed with red flowers. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026 Strain into a rocks glass or up into a cocktail class that’s rimmed with tajin (also optional). — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 18 July 2026 It’s rimmed with a housemade spice salt made with ancho and guajillo chiles. — Anthony Todd, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The island was beautiful, lush with flowering crepe myrtle, rimmed by pale sand, but the guests sensed a feral undercurrent. — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

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Two of the world’s most strategic maritime chokepoints, the Suez Canal and the Bab el Mandeb Strait, are bordered by African shores.

— Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
Yet a soft travel case with an X-Ray print of toiletries; a yo-yo bordered with the alphabet from Japanese games company Freshthings; and a monogrammed metal zester add variety to the mix.

— Amy Verner, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of bordered

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Russia’s support for Tehran has been operationally meaningful but carefully bounded.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Finally the buck turned, bounded up on top of the bank, still in thickets where no arrow could get through, and started to walk around my tree.

— Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

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