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 building itself occupies a prominent block bordered by Union, Julia, Beaver and Pearl streets.
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Alexandria Mansfield, Florida Times-Union, 26 Jan. 2026
Right by the beach, they are bordered by lush jungle.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Texas 114 was a two-lane road bordered by hog farms, grocery stores and other local businesses.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Some 35 friends, neighbors and relatives of Wells were in the courtroom, including relatives wearing black T-shirts, with Wells’ initials on the front, bordered by angel wings.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
The large back has a swimming pool that cuts across the yard, a lounging area in the back right and a small play area dating to when her sons were young, with artificial turf bordered by two giant birds of paradise.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
This 180-acre park is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Powell, the largest coastal dune lake in Florida.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
The Central Business District is bordered by Stemmons Freeway, Interstate 30, Woodall Rogers Freeway, and the Interstate 345 Expressway, and in 2025 a dedicated patrol division was created to focus on the unique concerns in a large city's urban core.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The country of more than 28 million people is bordered by Colombia to the west, Brazil to the south, Guyana to the east, and the Caribbean Sea to the north.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Alexandria Mansfield, Florida Times-Union, 26 Jan. 2026
Right by the beach, they are bordered by lush jungle.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Texas 114 was a two-lane road bordered by hog farms, grocery stores and other local businesses.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Some 35 friends, neighbors and relatives of Wells were in the courtroom, including relatives wearing black T-shirts, with Wells’ initials on the front, bordered by angel wings.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
The large back has a swimming pool that cuts across the yard, a lounging area in the back right and a small play area dating to when her sons were young, with artificial turf bordered by two giant birds of paradise.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
This 180-acre park is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Powell, the largest coastal dune lake in Florida.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
The Central Business District is bordered by Stemmons Freeway, Interstate 30, Woodall Rogers Freeway, and the Interstate 345 Expressway, and in 2025 a dedicated patrol division was created to focus on the unique concerns in a large city's urban core.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The country of more than 28 million people is bordered by Colombia to the west, Brazil to the south, Guyana to the east, and the Caribbean Sea to the north.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordered
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Roughly bounded by Grand Avenue to the north, Sheridan Road to the east — with a carveout for the train station — Belvidere Road to the south and Park Avenue to the west, the county will install the network and cover the expense through the end of the year, according to the agreement.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The aging facility takes up roughly one block of San Diego’s Civic Center complex, bounded by A Street and C Street to the north and south, and First Avenue and Third Avenue to the east and west.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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Within two hours, she was found dead, her body surrounded by dingoes, wild Australian native dogs that roam freely on K’gari, a national park famous for its natural beauty off the country’s eastern coast.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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The artists José Parlá and Claudia Hilda, his wife, live in a former fire station in Fort Greene surrounded by memories of Cuba, which Parlá’s family fled in 1970 and where Hilda lived until recently.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Bordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordered. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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