Thesaurus results for BORDER (ON)

border (on)

verb

Definition of border (on)

as in to touch (on)

to come very close to being that comment borders on insubordination, and you should be more careful in the future

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as in to join

to be adjacent to that state borders on three others

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Every season seems to bring another silhouette deemed essential — and if your closet doesn’t already contain it, well, time to go shopping.

— Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 31 July 2026
All of a sudden, Ned seems to regain his memories of Peter just as the film ends.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026

Definition of seem

Verb

According to Helms, Wadesboro Mayor Pro Tem Garrett Snuggs and a third individual later joined the discussion, and the conversation became increasingly heated.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Kraus joined Sundance Square in 2021 to run the security division and has since expanded into strategic operations.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026

Definition of join

Verb

Some of these applications may resemble advanced analytics more than futuristic AI.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
The vehicles, which date back to the 1960s, resemble buses that raise to dock at concourses and lower to travel, are often packed with mostly standing passengers and move among airport traffic.

— Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of resemble

Verb

Then, another 20-year-old man, Daktari Rose Deacon, of Hyde Park, left a bathroom that adjoined the bedroom, according to police, who searched the bathroom and found another loaded firearm with an extended magazine.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
The principal gathering spaces include a great room and adjoining dining room, where a lengthy table is made of trees cleared from the property during construction.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

Definition of adjoin

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Tanzanians had planned to take to the streets on July 7, a date that commemorates the formation of the ruling party and is also associated with pro-democracy protests in neighboring Kenya.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Already this year, there have been three measles outbreaks — in Riverside County, Shasta County and another that affected both Sacramento and neighboring Placer counties.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of neighbor

Verb

Orduno also recommends starting with small strokes and letting the liner dry completely before layering or touching the area to prevent smudging.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
Under cross-examination by Burke’s defense lawyer, Blair Berk, Tosch acknowledged that DNA can be transferred to an object without a person touching it directly.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

Definition of touch

Verb

Bone must be separated from surrounding rock millimeter by millimeter with a pneumatic chisel, whose needle gently breaks away rock while ultraviolet light reveals where the bone ends and the surrounding rock begins.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
The real estate firm looks at office markets in Charlotte and the surrounding suburbs.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Definition of surround

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