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boundaries

NOUN

outer limit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barrier border borderline bounds confines edge frontier horizon line perimeter

STRONG

ambit beginning borderland brink circumference circumscription compass end environs extent extremity frame fringe hem limits march margin mark mere mete outline outpost pale periphery precinct purlieus radius rim side skirt terminal termination terminus verge

WEAK

abuttals line of demarcation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

center inside interior middle

STRONG

opening start

WEAK

minimum

Example Sentences

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Normally this would be addressed only at the awarding stage - when the staff and examiners look at what the pass boundaries are for grades A to C.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Language is malleable, but it has to retain some meaning, or the boundaries of our society will disintegrate more than they already have.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

On video, a sweatshirted Dr. Becky advises setting boundaries “early and often” so I feel like a “sturdy” parent and my kid doesn’t feel like a “bad kid.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

It can be helpful to create boundaries around issues such as this.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

For a considerable time—some centuries—the new scientific knowledge was confined within the boundaries of Europe and the ships and colonies of Europeans abroad.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton