as in encircling
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as in defining
to mark the limits of
the country is bounded by water on two sides
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as in bordering
to serve as a border for
being bounded on all sides by the Alps has helped Switzerland maintain its neutrality
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as in hopping
to move with a light springing step
the child giggled and bounded off to play with her friends
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as in leaping
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
a rabbit bounded down the garden path
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Recent Examples of bounding
Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Mars is bounding into your partnership zone, which invites assertive boundary talks that protect your generous spirit while keeping agreements fair for all involved parties.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
There might be nothing more adorable than the sight of a fluffy puppy or kitten bounding around the corner to surprise its new owner.
—Terry Ward, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
In the clip, Charlie can be seen bounding, burrowing and lounging blissfully in the winter powder while bundled up in a blue jacket.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Fabian Hurzeler went ballistic before Gomez had even hit the turf, bounding around fourth official Stephen Martin in anticipation of serious punishment for the Leeds captain.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Martin had been known around the college campus for his bounding social energy.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
The Babycatcher made a slight movement, just a twitch, and the ugliest dog anyone ever saw came bounding up behind him.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The trailer hints at a lavish production, with Sharpe playing a mischievous Mozart, bounding through a stately home and jumping to reach a chandelier.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
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Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Mars is bounding into your partnership zone, which invites assertive boundary talks that protect your generous spirit while keeping agreements fair for all involved parties.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
There might be nothing more adorable than the sight of a fluffy puppy or kitten bounding around the corner to surprise its new owner.
—Terry Ward, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
In the clip, Charlie can be seen bounding, burrowing and lounging blissfully in the winter powder while bundled up in a blue jacket.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Fabian Hurzeler went ballistic before Gomez had even hit the turf, bounding around fourth official Stephen Martin in anticipation of serious punishment for the Leeds captain.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Martin had been known around the college campus for his bounding social energy.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
The Babycatcher made a slight movement, just a twitch, and the ugliest dog anyone ever saw came bounding up behind him.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The trailer hints at a lavish production, with Sharpe playing a mischievous Mozart, bounding through a stately home and jumping to reach a chandelier.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounding
Adjective
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The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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So mature, his conviction, his instincts, his fearlessness, and to give something which is so different yet so connecting.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Bhusri founded Workday with best friend and mentor Dave Duffield in 2005 before the two joined forces as co-CEOs in 2009.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The spacious joined apartments became the childhood home of Prince William and Prince Harry, whose nursery spanned the top floor.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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Relationships in our research were largely positive across gender, with sisters feeling more connected to their siblings than brothers.—
Geoffrey Greif,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Feb. 2026
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Research indicates that asset-intensive industries are increasingly investing in connected diagnostics and performance analytics to improve maintenance decision-making and cost predictability.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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This home is completed by an attached four-car garage.—
Lauryn Azu,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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And the plan has too high a percentage of apartments and other attached homes, members said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And never log into any Google account through a linked or popup sign-in prompt.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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No one can peer at their respective architectures, weights (the various connection strengths among linked neurons), or activations (what numbers are being calculated given the inputs and weights while the models are running) without the company granting special access.—
Jonathan L. Zittrain,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
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From the empire of Cyrus the Great to the Safavid and the imperial era, its historical self-image is that of a major power, not a peripheral state that can be pressured by other countries.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The agreements Merz and Li formalized after their meeting were narrowly targeted and in industries peripheral to both economies.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Bounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounding. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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