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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Mehmet tries to proffer practical solutions but each one only seems to deepen the rift.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Concerns about military readiness, workforce shortages, rising health care costs, affordability, and America’s ability to compete in an increasingly challenging world seem to play on a loop without any sign of progress.

— Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of seem

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The rest of the 2026-27 Playhouse on Park season has not yet been announced but is being rethought due to Brätt’s joining the leadership team just a few months ago.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Once Guadagnino joined the project a year later, everything happened in an instant.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of join

Verb

Although most planets spin with their rotational axes generally upright with respect to their orbital plane, Uranus exhibits an extreme axial tilt, causing its spin to resemble something more akin to a steady roll.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
The volunteers wore moulage makeup that resembled blunt-force injuries, and each of them had a script to follow.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of resemble

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The two ports adjoin one another and together form the largest container port complex in the Western Hemisphere.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Nearby, a dining area topped with a Noguchi light fixture adjoins a sleek matte black and brass-accented kitchen, which has an expansive island that seats five, integrated appliances, and a walk-in pantry.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjoin

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Supplies are also strained because medicines are smuggled to neighboring Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, where prices are higher, state media reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
In preparation for the end of BSAC administration, in 1922 the European minority was given the choice of the territory joining the neighboring Union of South Africa or becoming a British colony with internal self-rule.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of neighbor

Verb

Reiki sessions are therapeutic and intuitive, as the practitioner hardly touches the body, and aromatic local herbs and spices are put to use during the two-hour Royal Balinese Boreh treatment that references centuries-old rituals.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
In the tape of the 9-1-1 call, Randolph can be heard disregarding paramedic’s orders, giving Causse chest compressions even after he was instructed to not touch the body.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of touch

Verb

Raffaele Rossetti, who has been serving as Pinalli’s chief executive officer since 2018, will lead the retailer’s next phase flanked by Borletti, who will assume the role of chairman of the company that currently employs more than 800 people.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Directed by Mert Alas, the cinematic visual opens on a desert road flanked by mountains, a car speeds through, which is later revealed to be driven by Miley.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

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