as in frontier
located at or near a border
a borderline region that is claimed by both countries
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as in almost
very close to but not completely
your answer was borderline rude, so I would advise you to be more diplomatic in the future
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as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
the actual borderline separating the two properties is now being disputed
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Recent Examples of borderline
Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2022
Springs’ slider is a viable third offering, a borderline average pitch, but when your top two offerings are doing work, average is just fine.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2019
Both teams came out hitting to start Game 2 and the intensity jumped another level after McNabb’s borderline hit on Kuznetsov.
—Adam Candee, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2018
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Adjective
After some highly amusing, borderline classic sketches, this does not quite hold up as much.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2022
Springs’ slider is a viable third offering, a borderline average pitch, but when your top two offerings are doing work, average is just fine.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
Adverb
Fringe-y/borderline/ticking-time-bomb people are always out there and probably have active imaginations that go way beyond what sometimes pops up in movies.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2019
Both teams came out hitting to start Game 2 and the intensity jumped another level after McNabb’s borderline hit on Kuznetsov.
—Adam Candee, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borderline
Adverb
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Though almost eerily timely, the political topicality of the exhibition was not deliberate, as the show was a year-and-a-half in the planning.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
4 May 2025
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An 'awakening for the Republicans'? Will Cole, a functional medicine practitioner, has known Kennedy for almost a decade.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Texas Tech After making a splash in the winter window, the Red Raiders have made key additions in the spring as well, landing Stanford edge rusher David Bailey and Colorado offensive lineman Cash Cleveland.—
Sam Khan Jr.,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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In a system plagued by fragmentation, mobile care can deliver both clinical impact and operational edge.—
Paulina Wierzbicka,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Most of what’s found doesn’t really apply to the gameplay in real time — even the guns pilfered from enemy corpses end up being marginal upgrades best used as a swap once ammo is low.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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The rest of the state is at a marginal risk, including Jonesboro and West Memphis, which means isolated, severe thunderstorms are possible, according to the weather service.—
Remington Miller,
Arkansas Online,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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From that point on, they've been practically attached at the hip, often dressing alike and taking in Broadway musicals.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
4 May 2025
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Going nine innings was commonplace, now practically unknown.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The Sky bulked up their roster with perimeter shooters and facilitators who can space the floor and increase the team’s 3-point volume.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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At the same time, though, the Magic are missing their most disruptive perimeter defender, Jalen Suggs, and their high-scoring sixth man, center Moe Wagner.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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In the past century, Venice has subsided by around 25 centimeters, or nearly 10 inches.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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And year-to-date revenue is now up nearly 16 percent over 2024.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Trump has effectively shut down the lawlessness at the southern border.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Thousands of additional active-duty troops have been deployed to fortify the southern border and, in some cases, detain migrants.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
Adverb
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The SpaceX crew missions contracted under NASA are fairly routine six-month trips to the space station for astronauts to conduct science experiments.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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My buddy Benny is, like me, a southpaw, and we were both set up on the tree in the expectation that birds would approach from the right, making a fairly easy shot for a left-hander.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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“Borderline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borderline. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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