Thesaurus results for BORDERED (ON)

bordered (on)

verb

past tense of border (on)

as in touched (on)

to come very close to being that comment borders on insubordination, and you should be more careful in the future

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as in joined

to be adjacent to that state borders on three others

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To her, there was nothing about the real Beck that seemed necessary to hide.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
The Astros’ fans seemed to appreciate Perez having fun, and after all these years, no one plays the game with more glee.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

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Funko’s sales had fallen 22% year over year in the second quarter of 2025, just before Simon joined, and the company had ousted its previous CEO that summer.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Justine Lupe has joined the likes of Mariska Hargitay, Sienna Miller, and more A-listers in proving that wide-leg denim is the style to wear for fall.

— Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of joined

Verb

The volunteers wore moulage makeup that resembled blunt-force injuries, and each of them had a script to follow.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Barry Williams, who played Greg Brady, marveled at how much Christine Taylor‘s Marcia resembled Maureen McCormick.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of resembled

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Then, another 20-year-old man, Daktari Rose Deacon, of Hyde Park, left a bathroom that adjoined the bedroom, according to police, who searched the bathroom and found another loaded firearm with an extended magazine.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.

— Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026

Definition of adjoined

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Eight Zoom boxes, each occupied by lawyers for Paramount or California, flanked the judge on the screen.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
The nondescript door on Eighth Avenue is flanked by a liquor store and a cannabis dispensary, and the lobby has no directory.

— Gabe Kirchheimer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of flanked

Verb

Cherished relatives died alone in hospital rooms surrounded by sterile machines and an ever-rotating set of masked medical personnel.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
And at the L’Anse-Pleureuse rest area on Route 198, just outside Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis, the view of a lake surrounded by mountainous terrain is well worth a stop.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

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