1
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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2
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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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles joins the MeTV Toons lineup starting Monday, Sept. 15, airing weekdays at 7:30 am, 4 pm and midnight.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
19 Aug. 2025 -
Killing Eve scribe Laura Neal has joined the writers room.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
19 Aug. 2025
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On Friday, with the second Chapter 11 filing, that financial disclosure seems even more ominous.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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In the meantime, no school, public or private, seems entirely free from the risk of a shooting.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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The true gathering place, though, is the adjoining eat-in kitchen, where houseplants and leafy arrangements foraged from around the property underscore the indoor-outdoor connection that’s so carefully woven through the home.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
11 Aug. 2025
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The original hotel was upgraded from a four star property to a five star a few years ago including the adjoining gym and restaurants spaces.—
Alissa Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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At that time, Dickson didn’t know that nuclear weapons were being detonated in the neighboring state of Nevada as the US tested its new stockpile.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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Several other states, including neighboring Wisconsin, have received similar data requests this summer, while the Justice Department in recent months has filed lawsuits against election officials in North Carolina and Orange County, California, over issues related to their voter rolls.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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My Packing Regrets On more than one occasion, my assorted cords and charging cubes resembled a tangle of noodles at the bottom of my travel bag.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
29 Aug. 2025
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The haunted venue has been recreated to resemble the iconic façade through which guests enter.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The fun continues into Saturday, with Family Fun Day from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Kids can enjoy a petting zoo, touch a truck, obstacle course, ice cream and crafts.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
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For Kisling, the shooting touched almost every corner of his life.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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After warmly greeting the Russian president, whose full-scale invasion of Ukraine has so far left more than a million people dead and injured, a US B-2 stealth bomber, flanked by fighter jets, roared overhead.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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The event kicked off with both leaders stepping from their respective aircrafts and walking down a red carpet flanked by F-22 fighters and greeting each other before taking part in a photo opportunity.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Jazmin Lopez's 5-year-old daughter, center, is surrounded by her big brother, Ian, and his friends walking her to class.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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The study comes with concerns growing among traders and investors of a bubble surrounding AI spending, with the MIT research in part helping drive tech stocks down this week.—
Semafor Staff,
semafor.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Border (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/border%20%28on%29. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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