Thesaurus results for BORDERS (ON)

borders (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of border (on)

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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That seems to be one of the reasons Iran’s Supreme Leader appointed him as the head of the Islamic Republic’s Supreme National Security Council.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Haley, Kotb’s first daughter, seems to have picked up her mother’s spirit of giving.

— Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

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Grab Afternoon Tea Stop into Heritage Bakery & Cafe, a cozy spot that adjoins Harrisonburg’s welcome center, to delight in whimsical refreshments served on delicate china.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
Century Boulevard adjoins Hollywood Park, SoFi Stadium, Intuit Dome and more.

— Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjoins

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With Silverwing airborne, Ormund joins the fight on the ramparts, where Roddy hangs on for the chance to kill him.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Refusing to accept the adults’ silence, Lucía creates with classmates a Little Band for Justice, plastering walls with drawings demanding Ana be brought back and soon joins adults’ call for broader justice and truth.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

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The eatery features Midcentury Modern touches with curved cherry wood walls and paneled ceilings, as well as illuminated white onyx Corian surfaces.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
This is why healthcare carries an especially high bar for accountability, and any vendor that touches patient data should be built for HIPAA readiness from the start rather than retrofitted for it later.

— Brett White, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of touches

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Gus Birney, Shulman’s real-life daughter, brings an ineffable lightness to Sarah Nell, the joyfulness and sweetness of the portrayal all the more wondrous before of all the darkness that surrounds it.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
And yet, there’s a halo of chaos that surrounds Rhaenyra — an electric current of turmoil that’s too constant not to be her fault.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

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