Thesaurus results for BORDERED

bordered

verb

past tense of border

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 Ouray County evacuation zone was bordered to the west by County Road 8 and County Road 10, to the south by Baldy Peak, to the east by Green Mountain and the Cimarron Ridge and to the north by Tommy Creek and Deer Creek. — The Denver Post, Denver Post, 13 July 2026 Our neighborhood was bordered by historic Swedish and German enclaves and, a bit farther north, a large Indian community. — Rima Suqi, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 Evacuation orders have been issued for an area roughly bordered by Highway 138 on the north, 263rd Street on the east, Largo Vista Road on the west and Big Pine Highway on the southern end. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Though Illinois isn’t bordered by a boundary, pressure from boundaries to the east and west can stress these faults, inducing earthquakes, Bauer said. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordered

Verb

Their territory is just south of the Eisenhower Expressway, roughly bounded by Cicero, Fifth, Lexington and Kostner.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Portland, Oregon’s William / Kaven Architecture was asked to design a house for a narrow in-city lot bounded by streets on two sides.

— Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of bounded

Verb

While no official cause of death has been released and no charges have been made in Wells’ case, his death sparked racial tensions and widespread scrutiny after photos showed Wells surrounded by White friends while on the trip.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Like its rooms, all three restaurants face the ocean; don’t miss dinner at the Ocean Grill, where you’ll be surrounded by three walls of 30-foot-tall floor-to-ceiling windows.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026