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
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Her two bodyguards were not with her when the incident took place, according to police in Machala, which is the capital of El Oro province bordering Peru.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat on Monday to lodge a formal protest over a suicide attack in the country's northwest, bordering Afghanistan, that killed 15 police officers.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Reuters previously reported that North Korea revised its constitution to define its territory as bordering South Korea and remove references to reunification, reflecting Kim’s push to formally treat the two Koreas as separate states.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
A little over a handful of Del Campo High School students could be the reason a road bordering their school becomes slower, less busy and safer.
—Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
North Korea has revised its constitution to define its territory as bordering South Korea and remove references to reunification, according to a draft of the text reviewed by Reuters, codifying leader Kim Jong Un’s push to treat the two Koreas as separate states.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Assuming Elon Musk’s DOGE had not already fired them, these experts would have explained to him why no previous presidents had ever started a war with Iran, in part, because of Iran’s unique geography bordering the economically critical Strait of Hormuz.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The beloved vacation spot actually encompasses 200 miles of North Carolina barrier islands bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
In Tabatinga, a Brazilian city bordering Colombia and Peru, gang wars between Comando Vermelho and rivals backed by Primeiro Comando da Capital pushed homicide rates as high as 80 killings per 100,000 residents between 2020 and 2023.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Her two bodyguards were not with her when the incident took place, according to police in Machala, which is the capital of El Oro province bordering Peru.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat on Monday to lodge a formal protest over a suicide attack in the country's northwest, bordering Afghanistan, that killed 15 police officers.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Reuters previously reported that North Korea revised its constitution to define its territory as bordering South Korea and remove references to reunification, reflecting Kim’s push to formally treat the two Koreas as separate states.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
A little over a handful of Del Campo High School students could be the reason a road bordering their school becomes slower, less busy and safer.
—Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
North Korea has revised its constitution to define its territory as bordering South Korea and remove references to reunification, according to a draft of the text reviewed by Reuters, codifying leader Kim Jong Un’s push to treat the two Koreas as separate states.
—Reuters, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Assuming Elon Musk’s DOGE had not already fired them, these experts would have explained to him why no previous presidents had ever started a war with Iran, in part, because of Iran’s unique geography bordering the economically critical Strait of Hormuz.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The beloved vacation spot actually encompasses 200 miles of North Carolina barrier islands bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordering
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Following the victory, as has become customary the past two years, the Raiders held their graduation ceremony for their 15 seniors on a practice field adjacent to the stadium.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Others, like Eric and Lisa Keiser, from Waterford, Pennsylvania, listened from outside the adjacent National Museum of Natural History, where the speeches and music still carried through the crowd as people milled around the Mall enjoying the day’s festivities.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Even after Bo Bichette’s two-out, bases-clearing double gave New York the lead, Brazobán came bounding out of the dugout.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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An antelope on a ridge teasingly stares before bounding off up the rocky hill.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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The location is ideal for exploring both Lambertville and neighboring New Hope on foot.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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The name for Pelago Café, the cousins say, was inspired by the neighboring Italian towns of S’antanna Pelago and Pieve Pelago, where their fathers were born and raised.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The San Diego Police Department asked the public to avoid the area surrounding the Islamic Center of San Diego.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Although no evidence ever emerged proving Fuhrman planted the evidence, controversy surrounding his testimony devastated the prosecution’s case.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Ahmed’s family of ten—the couple has seven children, and also cares for Ahmed’s elderly father—lives in two adjoining caravans made of metal sheets.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Nearby, the chef’s kitchen and adjoining dining area are defined by gray tile, matching cabinetry, crisp white countertops, and a convenient dry bar.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
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“Bordering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordering. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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