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compass
noun as in boundary, periphery
verb as in enclose
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Example Sentences
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The needle of his compass started to swing and spin, unable to point north since north was straight down.
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“My internal compass will keep me headed in the right direction,” said Roz.
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This playoff turns on two questions within the compass of the U.S.
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Last year, scientists at Imperial College, London trialled an alternative to GPS satellite navigation, dubbed a "quantum compass", on the city's underground Tube network.
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An empty playground might look like a loss, but it is really a compass.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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