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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The return of great-power rivalries, and the perennial challenge of disorder from peripheries beyond government control, has made that task a priority again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
He was a great pope, a really great pope of my era, especially the way he reached out to the peripheries, which reaffirmed the ministry I had of reaching outside of the church.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025
It has seen attacks on its peripheries in recent weeks, but this was the first strike on the settlement itself.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
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
Therefore if the angles be unequall, the peripheries likewise shall be unequall.
From The Way To Geometry by William Bedwell
