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margining

verb

present participle of margin
as in bordering
to serve as a border for the riverbed is margined by a flat beach of smooth rocks

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  1. bordering
  2. bounding
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  • Days of fighting near the Red Sea coast have left more than 300 people dead and displaced hundreds of families as the Houthis try to capture land bordering the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
    — September 7, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Castro was initially arrested in May in the Minnesota case, and he was held in custody in Brownsville, Texas, a city bordering Mexico, while Minnesota officials sought his extradition.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of bordering
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  • The sound of a teenager bounding down the stairs of our home.
    — John Biemer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For now, though, the puppy who once came bounding into CBS Texas is growing up right before our eyes.
    — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of bounding
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“Margining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/margining. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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