as in adjacent
having a border in common
a country given to constant disagreements with bordering nations
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as in bounding
to serve as a border for
that velvet bordered the sleeves on this shirt, until it fell off
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Recent Examples of bordering
Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Units from the Mexican army and the National Guard established a ground cordon, while six helicopters and additional special forces stood by in states bordering Jalisco.
—María Verza, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Plymouth County encompasses much of Massachusetts' South Shore, while Bristol County includes the state's South Coast region bordering Rhode Island.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Advertisement The Arctic is implicated in nuclear peril because Russia houses one of the world’s greatest concentrations of nuclear weapons there, on the Kola Peninsula bordering Norway.
—Tom Yulsman, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
The film wrapped its shoot in Manipur in 2023, just weeks before a flare-up in violence between the Meitei people and the Kuki-Zo tribal community in the region bordering Myanmar, which has since left hundreds dead and at least 60,000 people displaced.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
Similar scenes played out for hours Sunday across the Mexican state of Jalisco and bordering communities.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
The city in the southern Gaza Strip bordering Egypt has long been a lifeline for Palestinians and a key portal to the outside world, with a video played at Thursday's event outlining a three-year goal to rebuild it.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
But pull her away from the TV cameras, photographers and the prying eyes of the world, and her sarcastic-bordering-on-vulgar sense of humor bubbles to the surface.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
And while North Texas is typically wetter than other parts of the state, recent maps show drought conditions in several areas including South and West Texas — and even counties bordering Oklahoma.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Units from the Mexican army and the National Guard established a ground cordon, while six helicopters and additional special forces stood by in states bordering Jalisco.
—María Verza, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Plymouth County encompasses much of Massachusetts' South Shore, while Bristol County includes the state's South Coast region bordering Rhode Island.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Advertisement The Arctic is implicated in nuclear peril because Russia houses one of the world’s greatest concentrations of nuclear weapons there, on the Kola Peninsula bordering Norway.
—Tom Yulsman, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
The film wrapped its shoot in Manipur in 2023, just weeks before a flare-up in violence between the Meitei people and the Kuki-Zo tribal community in the region bordering Myanmar, which has since left hundreds dead and at least 60,000 people displaced.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
Similar scenes played out for hours Sunday across the Mexican state of Jalisco and bordering communities.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
The city in the southern Gaza Strip bordering Egypt has long been a lifeline for Palestinians and a key portal to the outside world, with a video played at Thursday's event outlining a three-year goal to rebuild it.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
But pull her away from the TV cameras, photographers and the prying eyes of the world, and her sarcastic-bordering-on-vulgar sense of humor bubbles to the surface.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordering
Adjective
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ZettaJoule would build the ZJ0 reactor adjacent to the TEES Nuclear Engineering & Science Center in College Station where the agency already has two research reactors.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Fontaine sits adjacent to the main stretches and perfectly mirrors that Old World look with a dose of modern shine.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mars is bounding into your partnership zone, which invites assertive boundary talks that protect your generous spirit while keeping agreements fair for all involved parties.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Life in neighboring Uba, with its 107,000 residents, came to a stop.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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In the neighboring western state of Colima, one resident described how edgy residents rushed to supermarkets in a surge of panic buying to secure cooking oil, toilet paper and other staples.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The 36 cottages and suites are terraced up the surrounding hillsides.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now, incidents like these occur far too frequently for some, who believe vagrancy and crime from surrounding neighborhoods is beginning to creep into Wedgwood Square.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Two businesses were broken into on adjoining blocks of busy Wells Street in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood early Tuesday morning.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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In the adjoining dining room, a classic starburst light fixture dangles above the table.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Bordering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordering. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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