periphery
noun
the external boundary of any surface or area.
peripheries
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pluralof periphery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Those immediately guarding the president seem to be hardy and quick, but the peripheries of such events are a continuing problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
During his 12 years as pontiff, Francis visited 68 countries on 47 foreign trips, often choosing destinations on the world's margins, which he described as the Church's "peripheries".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
The observatory may even find the hypothetical Planet Nine, a large world that some astronomers believe is hiding at the solar system’s peripheries.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 9, 2024
The Argentine pontiff has long prioritized visiting Catholic communities in what he calls the peripheries, staying away from the global centers of Catholicism to minister instead to small churches where Catholics are often a minority.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
But he did his peripheries well enough to get a repetition of the captivating nod and a Bravo! from the lady.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 by Various
