fringe area

noun

: a region in which reception from a given broadcasting station is weak or subject to serious distortion

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Some irrigation systems did a poor job of moistening fringe areas and the grass declined. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025 At that stage, flooding in Cincinnati's California neighborhood impacts Eldorado Street, with water affecting some fringe areas of Coney Island. — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024

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First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fringe area was in 1950

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“Fringe area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fringe%20area. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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