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
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
They can be laid flat or half-buried to form a solid border edge.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
This one crossed a bordering town, Killingworth, and again, something stirred.
—Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Of the first cities to be incorporated in California, Marysville retains its place as the smallest, with about 13,000 people within its borders sealed by a ring of levees that protect the city.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
They can be laid flat or half-buried to form a solid border edge.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
The Hurst building was near Camden Station and nearly bordered the Howard Street Tunnel.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
This one crossed a bordering town, Killingworth, and again, something stirred.
—Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for border
Noun
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No one else on the Braves consistently found scoring opportunities, and perimeter shots were hard to come by for his teammates.—
Dan Rios,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Despite setting up a perimeter and using all available resources, including air assets, drones and K-9 units, the suspect was not initially located.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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For Catalonia, the remaining frontier is scale.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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India and Beijing had summit-level engagement despite enduring border tensions along the Himalayan frontier.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tuesday’s full-year results should help alleviate those fears and provide a clearer path toward a return to growth and margin expansion in the fashion and leather goods division, Citi said.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Few building types constrain their designers more than affordable housing, where the politics are byzantine, budgets meager, rules strict, and margins thin.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2026
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Arm's chip designs power most of the world's smartphones and are increasingly used in AI data centers and edge computing devices.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday afternoon, OpenAI released a new cutting-edge coding model that the company said assisted in its own creation.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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The hanging quickly devolves into an all-out bacchanal, as onlookers drink, dance and kiss in the square surrounding the flailing corpse.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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With supply stretched, these resources become more precious, and more expensive, for other businesses in the areas surrounding data center construction, according to Fordham University economics professor Marc Conte.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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That is well inside the boundaries of the Antarctic Ocean, also known as the Southern Ocean, which is defined as below the 60-degree south latitude line.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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On the low end, cities with populations of less than 5,000 can extend ETJs up to half a mile beyond their boundaries.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On February 13th, Grace Van Patten and Jackson White and Grace Gummer and Mark Ronson watched Veronica Leoni’s Calvin Klein Collection come down the runway, while Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector bounded between Fforme and Kallmeyer.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her Iamraw collection, intended to channel fragility, features subtle design details like double sleeves and raw edging in fabrics like Tencel, viscose and cotton.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Queen Consort chose a Robinson Valentine white silk chiffon gown with scalloped edging and a matching white overcoat.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Border.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/border. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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