1
as in touching (on)
to come very close to being
that comment borders on insubordination, and you should be more careful in the future
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2
as in adjoining
to be adjacent to
that state borders on three others
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordering (on)
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Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Henson moved to metro Atlanta as a toddler and grew up in Paulding County, with strong ties to adjoining Douglas County.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026 -
In addition to adjoining Oak Forest, the property is also close to Midlothian, Markham, Tinley Park and Country Club Hills.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Yet Mayo made history just the same, joining Tori Penso and Kathryn Nesbitt as the first American officials to work a World Cup final as a trio.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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The newly public stocks will pop on admission and then drop after joining the index.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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According to AllRecipes, Walmart’s new beverages feature colorful packaging resembling papel picado, traditional Mexican paper banners, while flavors such as grapefruit and apple echo brands like Jarritos and Sidral Mundet.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Other diamonds have spikier settings resembling thorns.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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But what one fixates on here is how the two men flanking the woman stand protectively close to her.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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The massive stage comprised three ramps extending the length of a football field that were frequently alight in a Candyland of colors and two oversized video screens flanking a metallic structure that looked like an inverted ski jump.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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While questions continue to swirl regarding the possibility of biological lifeforms being in the possession of the federal government, Heckenlively is offering a stark warning surrounding the reality of aliens and humans coming into contact with each other.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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It has been embraced and celebrated in Colorado and surrounding states for decades, not only to get a bird’s-eye view of the earth below, but also as a visual spectacle from the ground up.—
Shauna Farnell,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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Handlers use leashes and balls that can be easily cleaned, and people must sanitize their hands before and after touching the dogs.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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The board-level gains created the appearance of progress without touching the underlying power structure.—
Caroline Fairchild,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and neighboring Brooklyn Park Police Department assisted in the response.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan can also blanket neighboring Malaysia and Singapore in haze.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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“Bordering (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordering%20%28on%29. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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