as in bounded
to serve as a border for
that velvet bordered the sleeves on this shirt, until it fell off
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Recent Examples of bordered
The indoor/parade version is bordered by a gold fringe while the outdoor version is plain.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Our family comes from Herat, Afghanistan, a major city bordered by Iran.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Much of the concept is built around the Regional Transportation District's 10th and Osage station, as the plan's area is bordered and cut off by that rail line to the east.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
The Pinellas Peninsula, bordered by Tampa Bay on the east and the Gulf of America, formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico, to the west, has long been a vacation hot spot.
—Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The shelves are bordered by intricate columns that add architectural detail.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Pyongyang has long been accused of conducting suspicious transfers of goods between ships in the East China Sea, which is bordered by China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Taiwan.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
At just shy of 16,000 acres, the park contains roughly 20 miles of roads bordered by dazzling foliage.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
The former Sherman Drive-In demolished in 1983 is currently overrun with weeds and bordered by a chain link fence.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Our family comes from Herat, Afghanistan, a major city bordered by Iran.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Much of the concept is built around the Regional Transportation District's 10th and Osage station, as the plan's area is bordered and cut off by that rail line to the east.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
The Pinellas Peninsula, bordered by Tampa Bay on the east and the Gulf of America, formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico, to the west, has long been a vacation hot spot.
—Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The shelves are bordered by intricate columns that add architectural detail.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Pyongyang has long been accused of conducting suspicious transfers of goods between ships in the East China Sea, which is bordered by China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Taiwan.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
At just shy of 16,000 acres, the park contains roughly 20 miles of roads bordered by dazzling foliage.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
The former Sherman Drive-In demolished in 1983 is currently overrun with weeds and bordered by a chain link fence.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordered
Verb
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District 2 is bounded by Five Mile Road to the west, Franklin Road to the south, and the Interstate-184 Connector to the east.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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It is bounded by Seventh Street to the east, Fourth Street to the west, Jefferson Street to the north, and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to the south.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Passengers attended a California church camp The fire department said the bus was returning to Orange County after passengers attended a church camp in the San Bernardino Mountains near Angelus Oaks, a small community surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Bordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordered. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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