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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His dip in the polling this month seems less attributable to any new policy position or statements than to just a general gloom among California residents about the state’s direction, Baldassare said.

— Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
In my view, the Sentinel seemed to base this on Culver’s suspension from office as the one and only factor.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of seem

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Koenig joined at the start of the second season in 1967 and appeared in 36 of the remaining episodes.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Carney has ruled out formally joining the EU and said any enhanced partnership would face a vote in Canada's Parliament.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of join

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After Fulton County’s DV program closed, a Catholic Charities in neighboring Montgomery County stepped in to serve Central New York.

— Connie Neal, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
The first few days of Riyadh Season have gone ahead with little incident, even if participants were forced to divert to other cities or even neighboring Bahrain or Kuwait before being ferried back to the Saudi capital.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of neighbor

Verb

Someone else touched his face and a clean tong without washing hands between those two actions.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Woodman said in prior reporting that Tori Borst of the Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce intervened during the interaction, telling Andreatta to stop touching Pagano and step back.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of touch

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For many, being surrounded by thousands of people who share their beliefs is a big part of the attraction.

— Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
In the hills surrounding Taiz, the government forces are trying to repel the Houthis but face stiff resistance, especially east of the city.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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