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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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

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Guzman was also one of the last remaining cabinet members who joined Johnson’s administration at the start of his term.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Cole joined the group but later confessed everything to Kacie, who laughed it off, allowing the couple to move past the incident before their wedding.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of joined

Verb

Marley’s own family history, as a mixed-race son of Saint Ann’s hills, resembled Belafonte’s.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Benya and other pyrotechnicians were wiring up hundreds of racks of comets—which resembled opaque, oversized test tubes—affixing them to plywood slabs and placing them on the duvetyn.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 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

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

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When governance is embedded in the data itself, organizations can generate authoritative and auditable records of the data that every agent touched, when it was accessed and under what policy conditions.

— Rick Vanover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
In Hama, the wounds are 44 years old; the city was hollowed out, every family touched by loss.

— Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of touched

Verb

While Pittsburgh may be surrounded by nature, much of it is not natural, often due to years of industrial activity.

— Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Cast your line into the river, which is surrounded by stunning mountain views, and get a taste of the serenity and challenge of fly fishing.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026

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