bordered

past tense of border

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bordered 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 The texture is thick and comfy, and the blanket is bordered with simple fringe twists. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 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 For families, the picturesque town of Lenox offers a wealth of outdoor possibilities during autumn in New England, including hiking Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary’s miles of trails bordered by streams and a hummingbird garden. Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 20 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 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. Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordered
Verb
  • Childhood, adolescence, and adulthood—like all biological states, from autism to Alzheimer’s—exist on a spectrum, not as cleanly bounded stages.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • 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, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Like most spaces in the attractive abode, the bedrooms spill out to the park-like grounds, which are showcased by a 55-foot-by-21-foot pool surrounded by a grassy lawn and sundeck, along with a separate spa and a marble fire pit.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The car driving him was surrounded by dozens of police motorbikes and vehicles, making its way to La Santé Prison in southern Paris.
    Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Bordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordered. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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