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
Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The agency is also unable to pay for border maintenance, contractors, and certain planes and boats.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Adon Abel was taken into custody later Monday during a traffic stop in Troup County, which borders Alabama.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The heat wave is deep, persistent and widespread, spanning from roughly San Francisco to the Mexican border.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The agency is also unable to pay for border maintenance, contractors, and certain planes and boats.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
Oil prices have increased because Iran borders the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway in the Persian Gulf through which exports from the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq all flow.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Adon Abel was taken into custody later Monday during a traffic stop in Troup County, which borders Alabama.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for border
Noun
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The 6-foot guard fits a prototype of length and shooting acumen preferred by the team’s front office, which hopes to build out a perimeter group that can be equally active on offense and disruptive on defense.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Why move on from a player whose defensive edge and perimeter shooting seemed tailor-made for what Golden State lacked?—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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When Rue meets one of Laurie’s customers, Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), a strip-club mogul fond of cowboy hats and the American frontier as an organizing metaphor, the everything-is-for-sale theme is amplified further.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Moonshot from the last frontier.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Wall Street analysts are bracing for a volatile road ahead for CoreWeave as its massive infrastructure ramp pressures margins and drives up costs.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 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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Style it by the edge of your sofa to add bonus space for your morning coffee or evening snacks, or use it by a window in your entryway, bedroom, or kitchen as a pedestal table to show off your favorite houseplants.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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Musk in March outlined plans for the massive operation to build cutting-edge semiconductors for artificial intelligence, robotics and space forays.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Associated retail and student housing will likely be part of the surrounding area.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Savannah Louie sat on a log, surrounded by tiki torches and silent camera crew members, holding hands with her cast-mates, one on either side.—
thehustle.co,
thehustle.co,
17 Apr. 2026
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Any trigger that rolls through (cold front, outflow boundaries, remnants from yesterday's storms) will be enough to trigger storm development.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Republicans want to change congressional boundaries during a special legislative session in Florida, while Democrats are asking voters to approve a redistricting referendum in Virginia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The region bounded by the hexagon began to turn a brownish-yellow, losing all trace of its initially blue appearance.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Apr. 2026
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San Diego’s Civic Center is the four-block, municipal compound bounded by A Street and C Street to the north and south, and First Avenue and Third Avenue to the east and west.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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But edging can also protect plants, trees, and shrubs from the damage caused by lawnmowers and weedwhackers.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
15 Apr. 2026
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Trimming overgrown hedges, edging walkways and refreshing mulch beds takes less than a weekend and makes every other update look more polished.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Border.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/border. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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