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
Near West Side Partners’ mission is to revitalize and sustain neighborhoods bordered by I-43 on the east, Highway 41 on the west, Vliet Street and Highland Boulevard on the north, and I-94 on the south.
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Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The data center would replace more than a dozen bucolic parcels off I-74 and bordered by South Post Road, East Troy Avenue, Davis Road and Vandergriff Road.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 30 Aug. 2025
The film grips the attention from the opening frames – grainy archive footage of a man wearing a gas mask who drives a pickup truck down a road bordered by white cylindrical storage containers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
What makes Southeastern’s campus unique is that it’s bordered by peaceful neighborhoods and gorgeous greenery.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
The city is at the edge of the Phoenix metro area, bordered by rolling mountains and sweeping deserts.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
The university is bordered by Interstate 8 and heavily trafficked Montezuma Road and College Avenue.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
The neighborhood sits between Interstate 35W and Riverside Drive, bordered by Vickery Boulevard and East Rosedale Street.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
As of Thursday morning, the Elk fire evacuation zone is bordered to the west by the Lee fire evacuation areas, the north by County Road 49 and the south by White River.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The data center would replace more than a dozen bucolic parcels off I-74 and bordered by South Post Road, East Troy Avenue, Davis Road and Vandergriff Road.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 30 Aug. 2025
The film grips the attention from the opening frames – grainy archive footage of a man wearing a gas mask who drives a pickup truck down a road bordered by white cylindrical storage containers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
What makes Southeastern’s campus unique is that it’s bordered by peaceful neighborhoods and gorgeous greenery.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
The city is at the edge of the Phoenix metro area, bordered by rolling mountains and sweeping deserts.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
The university is bordered by Interstate 8 and heavily trafficked Montezuma Road and College Avenue.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
The neighborhood sits between Interstate 35W and Riverside Drive, bordered by Vickery Boulevard and East Rosedale Street.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
As of Thursday morning, the Elk fire evacuation zone is bordered to the west by the Lee fire evacuation areas, the north by County Road 49 and the south by White River.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordered
Verb
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Elephants moved silently in the distance, and a herd of impala bounded across the plain, skittish but unconcerned with us.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The area is a rough triangle bounded by the 12th Street viaduct to the south, the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to the north, Santa Fe Street to the east and Liberty Street to the west.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The site is surrounded by commercial, residential and light industrial areas, according to the applicant’s submission.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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The fair is an annual reminder that true horology is best appreciated not in isolation but surrounded by the beauty of Geneva and the company of fellow connoisseurs.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Bordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordered. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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