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as in touches (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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as in adjoins
to be adjacent to
that state borders on three others
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borders (on)
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The new building Musk posted about is in nearby Southaven, Mississippi, and adjoins the Colossus 2 facility, the Information reported earlier Tuesday, citing property records and a person familiar with the project.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025 -
Here, a marble island anchors the cooking space, which adjoins a more casual dining area and the family room.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
13 Dec. 2025
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Victor also seems like he's seen better days.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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The beloved character has been the Chief of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health for years, but the emotional weight from the job seems to be taking a serious toll on him.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Eventually, a second ICE vehicle joins, allowing the two cars to box Ecklund in.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Three-star transfer Landen Clark chose to move to LSU after a season with Elon University and five-star transfer Sam Leavitt joins the Tigers from Arizona State.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
15 Jan. 2026
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The sundeck, which Feadship says resembles those on much larger yachts, features a flybridge, a secondary helm station, a bar, a barbecue, and a dining area forward, as well as a bar and lounge aft.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
9 Jan. 2026
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The uniform planting strategy resembles a grid, similar to an orchard.—
Mark Billingsley,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Everything Martha Stewart touches ultimately ends up with great critical acclaim, and this serum will not be an exception.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Running backs with 300-plus touches the previous season don’t generally repeat that volume the following season.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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But Hawley flanks the familiar creature from the movies with a variety of new monsters that get unleashed in the Maginot crash.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Seasonal rains help replenish our hillsides and open spaces, turning them vibrant green and reminding us of the natural beauty that surrounds our neighborhoods.—
Chuck Page,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Bubble fears surrounds stocks within the Magnificent 7 — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla — as well as Oracle and Softbank and other tech companies’ multi-billion-dollar investments in the unrelenting buildout of humungous data centers to power their AI systems.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Borders (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borders%20%28on%29. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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