border on
verb
bordered on; bordering on; borders on
1
: to have a border on (something) : to lie on a boundary of (something)
The area my ancestors come from borders on the Atacama Desert.
2
: to be very like (something) : to come very close to being (something)
The play's dialog borders on the ridiculous.
an enthusiasm bordering on fanaticism
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The home is bordered on the west by the All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church and the Simpson House event space.
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Eric Adler
may 12, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
But so far, the focus of these draft picks — which is football first and borders on football only — stands in contrast to the bigger personalities and egos of recent Joe Schoen first round picks such as Malik Nabers, Jaxson Dart and Abdul Carter.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
My reaction bordered on disbelief.
—Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 9 May 2026
His dominance bordered on comical to Brown.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
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Eric Adler
may 12, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
But so far, the focus of these draft picks — which is football first and borders on football only — stands in contrast to the bigger personalities and egos of recent Joe Schoen first round picks such as Malik Nabers, Jaxson Dart and Abdul Carter.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
My reaction bordered on disbelief.
—Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 9 May 2026
His dominance bordered on comical to Brown.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
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“Border on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/border%20on. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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