at the edges
- marginsEdges of a page
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
- bordersLines separating regions
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- rimCircular outer boundary
boundary · outskirts · verge · brink · threshold · liminal · hemline · crust · tattered · frayed · ragged · trimming · cropped · blurred · fading · corners · perimeter · precipice
spatial position
at the edgesin the middle
At the center point
dead center · smack in the middle · centrally · in the thick of · inward
metaphorical centrality
at the edgesmainstream
Dominant cultural current
central · in the thick of it · front and center · in the spotlight · core
degree of involvement/integration
at the edgescentral
In the middle, primary
front and center · in the midst · entrenched · well-established · insider