Synonyms for outskirts
out·skirts

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1. outskirts

   Synonyms:
   border, outpost, purlieu, environs, precincts

   Antonyms:
   interior, centre, bulk, body, mass, heart

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1. outskirtsnoun

   outlying areas (as of a city or town)

   "they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd"

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1. List of paraphrases for "outskirts":

   suburbs, grass-lands, environs, peripheries, surroundings, fringes

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1. Abdul Qader Malia:

   The Taliban launched violent attacks on the outskirts of( provincial capital) Sheberghan this week and during heavy clashes a pro-government militia forces' commander loyal to Dustom was killed.

2. Jonathan Davis:

   These telescopes were designed to look for diffuse light around galaxies. Not in the context of dark matter, but you can repurpose the data to look for this glow, [The Dragonfly telescopes] are really good at looking for this high contrast between the really bright galactic center and the really dim outskirts of galaxies.

3. Edson Aparecido:

   It started as the so-called imported virus by people living in better conditions, but now that it's gone to the outskirts, you can see what's happening.

4. Himanshu Agarwal:

   We worked with a developer, in the outskirts of Delhi, who was struggling with 40% unsold inventory. They used our systems and they've cleared out all stock. This happened in the past six months.

5. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   Now we also face the possibility of a diplomatic offensive, an attempt to compel us by means of U.N. decisions to withdraw to the 1967 lines within two years. This will lead Islamic extremists to the outskirts of Tel Aviv and the heart of Jerusalem.