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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for border (on)
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After interviewing for multiple head coaching jobs this month, McDaniel agreed to join Jim Harbaugh with the Chargers, who finished their second straight 11-6 season under their veteran head coach with another playoff exit in the wild-card round.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Coretta’s pacifism and support for civil rights led her to join the local chapter of the Progressive Party and attend its national convention in July 1948 as a student delegate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Why would a shark’s metabolism stay flat during a process that seems, intuitively, expensive?—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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His face seemed to flash through colors, his cheeks rouged, then went pink, then yellow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the town adjoining the base, Delta Junction, is small (with a 2020 population of 918) and has only a handful of food stores and restaurants.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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As for the rental’s neighbors, the regulations, if approved, also stipulate that a short-term rental’s owner send a letter by mail to adjoining property owners informing them that the residence has been approved as a short-term rental at least one week before the first rental in a calendar year.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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State police were working to locate the suspect and had sent resources from neighboring districts to the town, including heavily armed tactical police, Holland said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Burkharts and about 25 neighboring families along Indian Camp Road call it a safety issue.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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But Malinin reached this precipice thanks largely to the part of him that most resembles legendary athletes.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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To demonstrate the system’s capabilities, the research team, led by Huang Jiangtao of the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Centre, applied PADJ-X to conceptual configurations resembling the US Air Force’s B-21 stealth bomber, which is currently undergoing flight testing.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Vahid Alvandifar’s narrative feature debut, made on a shoestring budget, touches on big themes with gorgeous Iranian scenery as the backdrop.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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If you’re headed out into mixed conditions and never want to touch a strap or ratchet a binding again, this is the snowshoe for you.—
Benjamin Tepler,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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Each has a private balcony, butler service, a signature pillow menu, and a jacuzzi bath flanked by a picture window.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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One side of the hotel is flanked by the new D Marin Marsa Al Arab Marina, a pedestrian strip of homegrown restaurants and cafes that look out over the super yachts docked at Marsa’s marina.—
Selina Denman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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Within two hours, she was found dead, her body surrounded by dingoes, wild Australian native dogs that roam freely on K’gari, a national park famous for its natural beauty off the country’s eastern coast.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, created in 1942, encompasses most of the historic town of Coloma, with about 200 year-round residents in the surrounding area.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Border (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/border%20%28on%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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