borderline 1 of 3

as in frontier
located at or near a border a borderline region that is claimed by both countries

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borderline

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adverb

borderline

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noun

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Recent Examples of borderline
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 See All Example Sentences for borderline
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borderline
Adverb
  • Police arrested a man who allegedly tried to carry almost $3 million worth of drugs in his suitcase in Atlanta.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
  • The attack on Iran's uranium enrichment facilities almost certainly hasn't put that program out of action but played well in the media.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • This flutter-sleeve top is roomy and billowy for low-key summer days, while this denim jacket has floral details, giving it a feminine edge other toppers lack.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 9 July 2025
  • Michigan clearly saw Meadows as one of the top edge prospects in the class and prioritized him accordingly.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • An additional $30,000 in deductions could amount to about $10,500 in annual tax savings for homeowners in these states and metros, assuming a 35 percent federal marginal tax rate, Realtor.com calculated.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • Confidence decays when the marginal unit of debt fails to buy a commensurate increase in productive capacity.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Adverb
  • Thought and action are practically one and the same: Hungry!
    Mari Andrew, Time, 1 July 2025
  • All that effort has put more than 1.3 million asteroids in our catalogs, but astronomers expect Rubin to identify perhaps three times that many new objects—practically without trying.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Jacket; Although warmer and dryer conditions are anticipated the fire is expected to remain in its current perimeter.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
  • No Wires, No Noise, No Worries—Just Smarter Lawn Care Unlike most models on the market, which require burying a perimeter boundary wire, this model does not.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Adverb
  • Schirmer said total new vehicle inventory is back up to nearly 3 million total available new vehicles in the United States.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
  • Excluding Israel and Ukraine, the United States spent nearly $52 billion on foreign aid last year.
    The Editors, National Review, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Standards and enforcement mechanisms must be coordinated across borders to prevent forum shopping for more permissive venues.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • The mock-up movie poster stood out amid a slew of other posts that focused on high-stakes matters such as the Trump Administration’s border patrol policies and the relief efforts for the devastating Texas floods.
    Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 12 July 2025
Adverb
  • Summer league typically follows the same plot — watch a lot of young guys play some fairly mediocre basketball, then overreact accordingly.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • Another legit reason is to treat fairly severe constipation.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025

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“Borderline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borderline. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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