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
Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2025
The latter was taken hostage at the Nova Music Festival by Hamas during their horrific October 7, 2023 attack on Israeli communities bordering Gaza.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Hialeah By population, Hialeah is the sixth-largest city in Florida, situated in the heart of northwest Dade, bordering Opa-locka, Miami and Miami Lakes.
—Dontaira Terrell, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
The reserve is on Mao’er Mountain in Guangxi, a region of southeastern China bordering Vietnam.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
What To Know The Dominican Republic is on the northern edge of the Caribbean tectonic plate, bordering the North American one.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
This is Ivvavik National Park in Canada’s Yukon territory, bordering northern Alaska.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Most of the prisoners were released in Gaza and some were freed in the West Bank, the other Palestinian territory bordering Israel.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
These secluded retreats, situated on 13 acres bordering Pisgah National Forest and Spring Creek, are the ultimate place to unwind and unplug.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
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The Louisville airport is only a 10-minute drive from the city's downtown, which sits on the river bordering the Indiana state line.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2025
The latter was taken hostage at the Nova Music Festival by Hamas during their horrific October 7, 2023 attack on Israeli communities bordering Gaza.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Hialeah By population, Hialeah is the sixth-largest city in Florida, situated in the heart of northwest Dade, bordering Opa-locka, Miami and Miami Lakes.
—Dontaira Terrell, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
The reserve is on Mao’er Mountain in Guangxi, a region of southeastern China bordering Vietnam.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
What To Know The Dominican Republic is on the northern edge of the Caribbean tectonic plate, bordering the North American one.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
This is Ivvavik National Park in Canada’s Yukon territory, bordering northern Alaska.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Most of the prisoners were released in Gaza and some were freed in the West Bank, the other Palestinian territory bordering Israel.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
These secluded retreats, situated on 13 acres bordering Pisgah National Forest and Spring Creek, are the ultimate place to unwind and unplug.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordering
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Less than two hours before the Raptors were scheduled to begin their home season with a game against the Milwaukee Bucks, head coach Darko Rajaković strolled into a small room adjacent to the team’s locker room, as usual.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The swinging chair adjacent to the queen bed is another great spot to relax and recharge.—
Gabriela Ulloa,
Architectural Digest,
25 Oct. 2025
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Instead of bounding in with excitement, the golden retriever looks terrified.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Martin had been known around the college campus for his bounding social energy.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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However, Deputy Prime Minister of Romania Ionut Mosteanu said allied troop numbers would remain above the number before Russia’s full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine in 2022.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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The teens sprang to action before two lifeguards from the neighboring Aliso Beach tower and a Marine Safety lieutenant arrived.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
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The details surrounding the case, which became the subject of Netflix’s 2015 documentary Making a Murderer, remain unclear, with no official cause of death apart from homicide and no eyewitnesses to the crime.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Seeking justice, centuries later Though the frenzy surrounding witchcraft in England faded in the decades following the Maidstone trial, and all laws criminalizing witchcraft have long since been repealed, the convictions of those women – and hundreds like them – still stand.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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In 2010, Ladd, Bruce Dern, and their daughter were honored with adjoining stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in a joint ceremony commemorating their indelible contributions to the art of acting.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Nov. 2025
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The extremely unimpressed hostess leads them away from the restaurant and up to an adjoining hotel suite, which Tallulah somehow managed to land for a mini surprise party.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Bordering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordering. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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