bordered (on)

verb

past tense of border (on)
1
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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2
as in joined
to be adjacent to that state borders on three others

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordered (on)
  1. seemed
  2. joined
  3. resembled
  4. adjoined
  5. flanked
  6. touched
  7. surrounded
Verb
  • Clancy brought her daughter, Cora, to the pediatrician just hours before the killings, and nothing seemed amiss, the pediatrician testified.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Missouri’s last rider, Kade Madsen, had too much ground to make up but still seemed poised to put up a qualifying ride.
    — Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of seemed
Verb
  • Prosecutors said that Hsu and Yang coordinated to support Huang Shan-shan, an independent candidate for Taipei mayor, who later joined the TPP.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Emery joined in October 2022, revolutionising Villa’s standing.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of joined
Verb
  • Frequent zoom-ins shown on screens showed sweat dripping down his face, and his hair resembled something similar to a mad scientist after an experiment blows up in their face.
    — Joseph Hernandez August 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
  • His mission, Misra told Variety, was to figure out whether there was an appetite for something that resembled the news but where nothing but the stories themselves was rooted in reality.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of resembled
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The quiet will be unfamiliar at LeBard Stadium, the 7,600-seat venue that has long stood as a beacon for community college football, flanked by one of the most impressive weight-training facilities anywhere.
    — Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Williams was flanked at right guard by Rob Jones on Wednesday for the first time this camp, after second-year option Connor Colby had taken most first-team reps.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of flanked
Verb
  • The mark would say that Claude touched it, not that Claude made it.
    — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And for those of you who’ve spent many happy hours laughing at the Road Runner getting the better of his fanatical pursuer, you’ll be touched to discover that the two have a mutual respect and are even — gasp — friends.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of touched
Verb
  • This autumn, the brand will open its first flagship at 35–37 Sloane Square in London, surrounded by premium lifestyle neighbours such as Tiffany & Co and Aesop.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Hudson-Smith went into the stand and up the stairs to pose next to his name, draped in the British flag, but was surrounded by too many empty seats.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrounded
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