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In some senses, fringe is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
fringe
/fɹɪnd͡ʒ/
noun 5verb 2adj 1
Collocations
22(noun.) hair
ADJ
heavy, thick | light, wispy
VERB + FRINGE
grow
cut, trim
She decided to cut her fringe shorter because it was getting in her eyes.
brush, push
He pushed his fringe back and looked up from his phone.
PREP
from beneath/under your ~
The boy peeked at the birthday cake from under his fringe.
in a ~
My daughter asked the hairdresser to cut her hair in a fringe for the new school year.
(noun.) outer edge of a place/group/society, etc.
ADJ
outer | marginal | eastern, western, etc. | coastal, urban
delinquent, lunatic
The political movement attracted some lunatic fringe members who believed in conspiracy theories.
VERB + FRINGE
keep to, remain on, stand on
She prefers to keep to the fringes of social media rather than becoming a regular user.
FRINGE + NOUN
area | group | meeting
theatre, venue
She discovered a talented new playwright at a small fringe venue in the city center.
PREP
along the ~
Small villages dotted along the fringe of the city, where farmland met suburban houses.
around the ~
Small villages developed around the fringe of the expanding city over the past decade.
at the ~
The small village sits at the fringe of the national forest.
beyond the ~
People who live beyond the fringe of the city often prefer the quiet countryside life.
on the ~(s)
Small villages on the fringe of the city often have lower housing costs.
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