outskirt
noun
out·skirt
ˈau̇t-ˌskərt 
: a part remote from the center : border
—usually used in plural
on the outskirts of town
Examples of outskirt in a Sentence
some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city
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Archaeologists excavated the roughly 10-foot-deep well in Ostia Antica, an archaeological park on the outskirts of Rome, as part of a restoration project, Italy’s Ministry of Culture said in a June 5 news release.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
On the outskirts of Zhangjiawan, the government is demolishing and redeveloping several villages into a tourist attraction.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 25 May 2024
Covington Covington is an old-timey town of roughly 14,000 people on the outskirts of Atlanta.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024
The Ritchie family home was on the outskirts of Romeo itself, around an hour’s drive from downtown Detroit.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
On the outskirts of Zhangjiawan, the government is demolishing and redeveloping several villages into a tourist attraction.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 25 May 2024
Covington Covington is an old-timey town of roughly 14,000 people on the outskirts of Atlanta.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024
The Ritchie family home was on the outskirts of Romeo itself, around an hour’s drive from downtown Detroit.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
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“Outskirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outskirt. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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