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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Some celebrity wines seem more focused on lining investors’ pockets than impressing palates.

— Emily Saladino, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
There are historical examples of teams that seemed dead in the water only to catch fire and make the playoffs.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Definition of seem

Verb

Fraser Millward is familiar with both venues, having left a 20-year career in London’s theater and live events industry in 2021 to join the organization that runs Aviva, Factory International, as a technician.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Even for those in the financial ‘elite’ that Newcastle hope to join soon, vast transfer spending has rendered sales increasingly integral.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of join

Verb

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
Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.

— Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026

Definition of adjoin

Verb

At the time, the neighboring Chiquita Canyon landfill had never smelled worse.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Only 24% of French households have air conditioning according to France’s energy transition agency – up from 18% just two years ago, but still far below the roughly 50% seen in neighboring Italy.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of neighbor

Verb

The surrounding province of Sistan and Baluchestan has also faced a yearslong insurgency by Sunni Baloch militant groups.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Our latest UMass poll suggests that while there is division over the meaning of the 250th anniversary, there is nevertheless strong evidence that Americans are less divided than the politics surrounding the anniversary would suggest.

— Adam Eichen, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

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