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
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Thirty-five people died in separate landslides in the eastern Ilam district bordering India.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The area between Chamberlain Lane, Collins Lane and North Winchester Acres Road is the only landmass bordering the truck plant that is not currently developed as part of the automaker's facility or the nearby railroads.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
The vote had outsize importance because of Moldova’s strategic location bordering Ukraine and NATO-member Romania, along with a long-running domestic conflict that has seen a breakaway region align with Moscow.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The other is much larger and exists on the western slopes of the mountain ranges bordering the Pacific from Alaska southward to Northern California.
—Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
The Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education has previously accredited 48 programs in the United States, with six located in bordering states.
—Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
Tejon Davis, 19, of Sacramento faces a homicide charge in the June 23, 2024, shooting that killed Daani Partridge in the 2700 block of Fifth Street at the Marina Vista housing complex bordering Seavey Circle.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) had issued issued multiple beach hazards statements as of Wednesday for millions of residents and visitors across four states bordering Lake Michigan.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Dhofar Governorate is a region of southwestern Oman bordering Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Thirty-five people died in separate landslides in the eastern Ilam district bordering India.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The area between Chamberlain Lane, Collins Lane and North Winchester Acres Road is the only landmass bordering the truck plant that is not currently developed as part of the automaker's facility or the nearby railroads.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
The vote had outsize importance because of Moldova’s strategic location bordering Ukraine and NATO-member Romania, along with a long-running domestic conflict that has seen a breakaway region align with Moscow.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The other is much larger and exists on the western slopes of the mountain ranges bordering the Pacific from Alaska southward to Northern California.
—Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
The Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education has previously accredited 48 programs in the United States, with six located in bordering states.
—Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
Tejon Davis, 19, of Sacramento faces a homicide charge in the June 23, 2024, shooting that killed Daani Partridge in the 2700 block of Fifth Street at the Marina Vista housing complex bordering Seavey Circle.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) had issued issued multiple beach hazards statements as of Wednesday for millions of residents and visitors across four states bordering Lake Michigan.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordering
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The private security officers can now enforce laws and make arrests along the entire rail trail, sidewalks surrounding transit centers and other areas adjacent to transit property.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Create your own picnic of goods from the market, then enjoy free live music at the adjacent Riverwalk Stage.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Chip, the 3-year-old miniature dachshund, was filmed bounding toward the open door but immediately reconsidering after inspecting the dreary conditions outside his home in England.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The state has yet to provide any contemporary evidence of doubt that this crosswalk — on the road bounding the southern edge of the Pulse property — was a fitting part of the memorial.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Also, Froedtert's birth center, located within the neighboring Children's hospital, is expanding.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Belgian defense officials said about 15 unidentified drones were seen flying over a military base in Elsenborn before crossing into neighboring Germany, Belgium's VRT NWS reported.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Leslie Cheek’s formerly private estate opened as a public garden and fine art center in 1960 and today is host to nearly a dozen gardens surrounding the family’s Georgian mansion, which has become a museum.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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That rapid rise underscores the investment frenzy surrounding the leaders of a technology with the potential to transform industries and economies.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Four years after launching, original owners Pat and Bill Schumer purchased a mail-order house kit out of a Sears catalog to expand their shack into a bakery and adjoining gift shop, according to Kelsey.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Fire crews searched the remaining unit and adjoining apartments, but did not locate any other victims inside.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Bordering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordering. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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