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 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.
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Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The region, bordered by Interstate 5, Vermont, Walnut and Chapman avenues, represents less than 4% of Anaheim’s total area.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
The landfill is bordered by 805, the base, state Route 52 and state Route 163.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 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
The fairway bends gently left, bordered by trees and water on the left side, a bunker on the right, and a second water carry into a green guarded by a large bunker on the left.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The region, bordered by Interstate 5, Vermont, Walnut and Chapman avenues, represents less than 4% of Anaheim’s total area.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
The landfill is bordered by 805, the base, state Route 52 and state Route 163.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 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
The fairway bends gently left, bordered by trees and water on the left side, a bunker on the right, and a second water carry into a green guarded by a large bunker on the left.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordered
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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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Tucked away in the lowlands of the Adirondacks, a few miles south of Lake George, Saratoga Springs, New York, is surrounded by some of the most striking landscapes in all of Upstate.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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The former politician and businessman died while surrounded by family at age 84, his relatives reported.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Bordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordered. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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