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
Tankers traveling through the strait, which is bordered in the north by Iran, carry oil and gas from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE and Iran.
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CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Tankers traveling through the strait, which is bordered in the north by Iran, carry oil and gas from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE and Iran.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Tankers traveling through the strait, which is bordered in the north by Iran, carry oil and gas from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Iran.
—Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Base shade aside, the sneakers are expected to feature all of the same details seen on the Ducks exclusive including a striped upper, a Swoosh bordered by a mummy-like fabric wrap, glow-in-the-dark details and a custom Mummy Duck heel graphic.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Feb. 2026
Scientists and environmental advocates have spent decades trying to reduce the amount of pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, which stretches 200 miles along the mid-Atlantic coast and is bordered by Maryland and Virginia.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
The property is bordered by parks along the Fox River to the west, an industrial area to the south and single-family housing to the north and east, Ditter said.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Arden Park is bordered by Arden Way to the north, Watt Avenue to the east, Fair Oaks Boulevard to the south, and Eastern Avenue to the west.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The property, which the tribe will rename the Wélmelti Preserve, a reference to the name of the Washoe people who lived in the area historically, is bordered by the Tahoe National Forest and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Tankers traveling through the strait, which is bordered in the north by Iran, carry oil and gas from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE and Iran.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Tankers traveling through the strait, which is bordered in the north by Iran, carry oil and gas from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Iran.
—Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Base shade aside, the sneakers are expected to feature all of the same details seen on the Ducks exclusive including a striped upper, a Swoosh bordered by a mummy-like fabric wrap, glow-in-the-dark details and a custom Mummy Duck heel graphic.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Feb. 2026
Scientists and environmental advocates have spent decades trying to reduce the amount of pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, which stretches 200 miles along the mid-Atlantic coast and is bordered by Maryland and Virginia.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
The property is bordered by parks along the Fox River to the west, an industrial area to the south and single-family housing to the north and east, Ditter said.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Arden Park is bordered by Arden Way to the north, Watt Avenue to the east, Fair Oaks Boulevard to the south, and Eastern Avenue to the west.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The property, which the tribe will rename the Wélmelti Preserve, a reference to the name of the Washoe people who lived in the area historically, is bordered by the Tahoe National Forest and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordered
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Roosevelt Row is generally bounded by Seventh Street on the east and Seventh Avenue on the west.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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The planning area is bounded by Interstate 5 on the east, the city of Del Mar to the west, the city of Solana Beach to the north, and the University community to the south.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Cunningham was surrounded at the time of his death by his wife and children.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The central stone is surrounded by a halo of 14 accent diamonds set in white gold.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Bordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordered. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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