bordered

past tense of border

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bordered It’s presented as an impressionistic historical montage, of Black farmworkers and the land, with clips of Black history that include modern suburbs, and a woman—Z herself—who gazes out of a door into a sere expanse of land bordered by low mountains. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 The skirt draping and the neck wrap were finished with soft, hand-cut Chantilly and corded lace appliqués that also bordered the bride's matching veil. Morgan Evans, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 The satin dress—25 yards’ worth—featured a full skirt and corseted bodice, long sleeves, and a sweetheart neckline bordered by illusion mesh. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026 On her 43 acres of woods and reclaimed native prairie in rural Tazewell County, Katie VandenBerg walked the edge of her property, inspecting a line of oaks bordered by miles of corn and soybean fields. Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Now the sound was muffled from the hunters as the dogs passed around a canebrake wall bordered by a dark bayou. Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 Blue Floral Border Area Rug This light blue rug is bordered with white flowers, giving it a soft and timeless look. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026 La Guaira — a state bordered by sapphire-blue Caribbean Sea and separated from Caracas by the Avila mountain range — bore the brunt of the earthquakes. Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Traditionally, a racetrack is little more than a remote ribbon of pavement bordered by garages and a paddock full of motor homes—purpose‑built for speed but short on comfort, community, or broader appeal. Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordered
Verb
  • How Leaders Should Prepare The organizations that get this right will be the ones that deploy agents where the work is bounded, the data is clean and the accountability is clear.
    Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Today’s official Little Italy is bounded between 48th, 59th, and J streets, and Folsom Boulevard, and many Italian-Americans still live and own businesses in the area, said Italian Cultural Society member Steve Maviglio.
    Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Today, the pyramid is surrounded by parks, leafy streets and upscale apartment buildings in the districts of Miraflores and San Isidro.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the building’s atrium, the floor is filled with bunk beds that are surrounded by private rooms of varied size that can accommodate four to eight people.
    Trevor Morgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Bordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordered. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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