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border

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verb (1)

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verb (2)

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of border
Noun
The bill boosts federal spending for border enforcement and the military and increases the debt ceiling by $5 trillion to avoid a default this summer. Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 June 2025 The Defense Department would have $1 billion for border security. Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Verb
Videos published after 6 a.m. showed the aftermath of a strike on a military base and a cargo terminal in the western Kermanshah region, which borders Iraq, over 250 miles from Tehran and 167 miles from Baghdad. Katie Polglase, CNN Money, 13 June 2025 In Catatumbo, a northeastern region bordering Venezuela, over 57,000 people have been displaced since January due to violence. Mie Hoejris Dahl, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for border
Recent Examples of Synonyms for border
Noun
  • Those are 3-point shooting, second-unit scoring and perimeter defense.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
  • According to Caine, officials quickly evacuated the base in part of extend the security perimeter, leaving behind two Patriot missile batteries and some 44 soldiers.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks, former head of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab and a founder of iRobot, knows from decades of building real-world applications from frontier technologies, that to be widely adopted, even the most clever tools must leave room for humans.
    Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Retirement, commonly referred to as the golden years, is the final frontier.
    Oc Register, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Like Squid Game, The Prisoner beguiles the viewer by turning traditional symbols of familiar, homegrown calm (in this case, an idyllic seaside town) into disorientating weapons that keep the characters on a knife's edge.
    Rory Doherty, Time, 27 June 2025
  • Cook, undisturbed, until pancake edges are dry and bubbles begin to form on surface, about 3 minutes.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Flynt didn’t hesitate to push boundaries with raw imagery and biting cartoons.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
  • What’s needed now is not just political courage, but real leadership, capable of driving structural reform and aligning finance with planetary boundaries.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Crafted from moisture-wicking cotton and linen, with details like embroidery, scalloped edging, and ruffles, they’re polished without feeling fussy.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 June 2025
  • The three ribbons are dark red with some gold text and gold edging.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • It was formed around 50,000 years ago when a 150-foot-wide iron-nickel asteroid traveling at 26,000 mph carved out a crater nearly a mile wide, 2.5 miles in circumference, and over 550 feet deep.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • That same study also noted a small but significant increase in waist circumference, one marker of health.34 3.
    Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 25 June 2025

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“Border.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/border. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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