1
as in perimeter
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
a rug with a fancily embroidered border
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2
as in frontier
a region along the dividing line between two countries
people who live on an international border get used to carrying a passport
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as in to margin
to serve as a border for
that velvet bordered the sleeves on this shirt, until it fell off
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Recent Examples of border
Cat Cardenas, Vogue, 7 May 2026
Through meditative, cinematic landscapes, THE SANDBOX explores global borders where surveillance and AI shape who lives and who dies.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 3 May 2026
Other students hid in locked classrooms, ran outside or holed up in homes in the neighborhoods that bordered the school.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
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Noun
She would be joined by the Mariachi Brothers, a family group from McAllen, a city nearly 260 miles south of New Braunfels, on the Texas-Mexico border.
—Cat Cardenas, Vogue, 7 May 2026
Through meditative, cinematic landscapes, THE SANDBOX explores global borders where surveillance and AI shape who lives and who dies.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Verb
The Midwest also has begun to warm compared to the last few days, with highs in the 70s and bordering 80 in some areas, which is about 5 to 15 degrees warmer than normal.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 3 May 2026
Other students hid in locked classrooms, ran outside or holed up in homes in the neighborhoods that bordered the school.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for border
Noun
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That came two days before the real WHCD on April 25 was thrown into chaos after an armed man charged through a security perimeter outside the ballroom before he was apprehended.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Working with local police, the Secret Service conducted site reviews of the sprawling complex and established a security perimeter to prevent suspicious individuals from approaching the president and other VIP attendees.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The research frontier also shifted.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The airport said the majority of the passengers have since departed Denver on a new frontier flight.—
Jack Lowenstein,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Headline beat, but margins missed expectations.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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This dynamic contributes to margin protection, particularly in competitive sectors where pricing flexibility is constrained.—
Rafael Moiseev,
Forbes.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship moored off the western coast of Africa is gripping a world primed by recent painful experience to be on edge for the next Covid-19-like event.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
7 May 2026
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But there’s a significant difference in setting the edge on the college level and doing it in the NFL, where the offensive tackles and tight ends are usually bigger and stronger.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Those bricks and stones surround the fountain.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The earbuds, which rely on cameras to see the space surrounding a user and provide information, are in advanced testing, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the work is still under wraps.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Set one clear boundary around your time today and follow it so your work stays consistent and controlled.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The fundamental processes governing brain health — genetics, neural and synaptic plasticity, and neuroinflammation — do not respect the arbitrary boundaries drawn between neurology and psychiatry.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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The commission's website says the Sargasso Sea is a 2 million square mile open ocean ecosystem, bounded by the circulating currents of the North Atlantic Gyre, one of five sea gyres which are geographic rotating currents.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Its southern limit is largely bounded by Golden Triangle Boulevard east of Interstate 35W and Big Fossil Creek west of the interstate.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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Unfortunately, physical barriers like metal or plastic edging will not contain ground ivy, thanks to the underground roots.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Gravel, stone edging or mulch borders create crisp edges that separate planting areas from walkways, lending a tidy, professional finish.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Border.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/border. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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