envelope

Examples

• All

• You want the best in the world alongside you when you're pushing the envelope.

  Dark Tide (2012)

• Nevertheless, says Gross, "It's not an area where most clients are looking to push the envelope."

  Academic text (2002)

• But I mean, you could always, you know, push the envelope and then add it.

• We are here I believe to push the envelope little bit.

• So they push the envelope and that is often when it all comes crashing down.

  DoctorRamani

• This is a girl determined to push the edge of the envelope.

  The Other Sister (1999)

• We're building boats that, well, they... push the envelope and break barriers.

  Speed Kills (2018)

• It pushes the envelope of what theater can be.

  Theater Camp (2023)

• We should question dogma and pragmatism and push the envelope to discover new and better treatments for our patients.

  Academic text (2017)

• Each season, manufacturers push the envelope of technology to achieve greater speeds and safety in aircraft design.

Synonyms

R

range

vsenvelope

∞ 2.9

The area or limits where something has an effect

is about maximum performance limits that define safe operation

A

ambit

vsenvelope

• Formal

1 8.1

The area in which a law, report, or job has effect

is about maximum performance limits ensuring safe operation rather than influence

Idioms

P

to push the envelope

33 7.3

To try new ideas that go beyond accepted limits

Compounds

B

back-of-the-envelope

2 6.3

Made quickly and simply to give a rough calculation or plan

P

pay envelope

• Archaic

1 3.2

An envelope that holds the money a worker gets, often given on pay day

F

floral envelope

• Specialized

7.5

Outer parts of a flower, like small leaf parts and colorful petals, that surround its male and female parts

U

unlicked envelope

8.0

An envelope not sealed by licking the flap

W

window envelope

3.1

An envelope with a clear window that shows the address on the paper inside

Surface Forms

Etymology