Noun a lampshade with a fringe a fringe of moss around the tree a party on the political fringeVerb A jungle fringed the shore. the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage
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Noun
Popular culture and social media have also ferried ideas about satanism and widespread child abuse from fringe to the mainstream. Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022 That’s where Blair three-putted from the fringe for a bogey, after an errant drive had led to a double bogey on the par-5 No. 14.The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2022 Pendrith makes a charge Finau's birdie came just moments after Pendrith dropped in a 15-foot putt from the fringe which sparked the Canadian. Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2022 The seamless garment approach to life I was taught was a fringe, rather than mainstream, idea. W. Ralph Eubanks, CNN, 7 July 2022 Still, perhaps the most unfortunate characterization in the piece is the argument that Bitcoin Maximalism is a fringe, dying, or radical belief. Pete Rizzo, Forbes, 4 July 2022 True, there still is a crackpot fringe ready to condemn anyone who bears the name of Roosevelt — Hyde Park branch. James Roosevelt, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2022 Drag queens and kings twirled and dropped on stage in sequins and feathers and fringe. Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 For her new hair transformation, Rihanna added long bangs to her trademark long black hairstyle, with the piece-y fringe falling between her eyes and on the sides of her forehead. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Sep. 2022
Verb
His press releases tend to focus on bipartisan bills around mental health rather than fringe conservative ideas. Patrick Caldwell, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2022 In this living room, walls wrapped in wood paneling and a variety of plush textures (supplied by faux-fur and fringe details on blue and cream-colored pillows and rugs) layer in coziness. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2022 Such candidates can’t be treated as part of a comically unelectable, and thus harmless, fringe. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 Other studies similarly have found a growing tolerance of violent ideologies that historically were confined to fringe elements. Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2022 Dozens of cities around the world have followed Edinburgh’s lead — and, according to Gray, what makes each fringe fest unique is the reflection of the host city’s artists and culture. Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 July 2022 For hat, make a cone from a paper bag, then fold in its top and fringe its bottom, curling upward. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 However, once that product is delivered to the real world, fringe use cases can create unintended behavior. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 July 2022 The major parties bled votes to fringe parties and independents, including in many seats considered Labor or coalition strongholds. Trevor Marshallsea, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English frenge, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, from Latin fimbriae (plural)