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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Worden was found dead later that night in a woodshed adjoining Gein's house, hanging from her heels.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Her son, later identified as now 30-year-old Martin Caballero-Diaz, was found in the bathroom at the front adjoining home and detained, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Chapman was a coach in the Yankees' minor league system and ended up joining Boone's major league staff in 2022 as a first base and infield coach.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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And though joining forces for a novel may seem like a unique choice, the pair’s paths have crossed before.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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And just one more may mean the end of Postecoglou’s time in Nottingham after the Australian has struggled to build anything resembling momentum in the role.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Given Netflix’s aversion to anything resembling news programming, there’s likely not much appetite for that.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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In basic multiplayer fashion, there are bottlenecked spaces for ambushes, and everything loops together just fine for flanking.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps most importantly, Pettersson played those minutes while flanking Marcus Pettersson and playing the right side.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The electrolyte surrounding the negative electrode contained glucose and active riboflavin, while the positive side used either potassium ferricyanide or oxygen.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Identifying victims’ remains has been a slow process because bodies can be recovered only when the surrounding area is declared safe from explosives.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sheriff’s officials said that Jaekel also asked one of the children for nude pictures of herself, and each of the four victims witnessed Jaekel inappropriately touching the other female family members.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Anything touching precious metals this year is red hot.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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In neighboring Uganda, protests inspired by demonstrations in Kenya took place last year, organized by young people denouncing government corruption.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The designation places Barrio 18 on the same list as MS-13, a rival group in neighboring El Salvador, as well as the region’s most powerful drug cartels.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Bordering (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordering%20%28on%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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