border (on)

verb

Definition of border (on)next
1
as in to touch (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 to join
to be adjacent to that state borders on three others

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for border (on)
  1. join
  2. seem
  3. adjoin
  4. neighbor
  5. resemble
  6. touch
  7. flank
  8. surround
Verb
  • Texas joined the Southeastern Conference this season while Arizona State now calls the Big 12 its home.
    Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Randall joined Noah in 2021, helping the company produce and deliver a number of projects.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of join
Verb
  • Everything seems to be formatted and interrupted all the time.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Just four years ago, Trump’s political career seemed over.
    Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of seem
Verb
  • Plans also call for a private development adjoining the market, although specific details were not discussed on Monday.
    Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2024
  • Some shots flew into a next-door neighbor’s adjoining apartment.
    Dylan Lovan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of adjoin
Verb
  • The issue is similar to the worker deaths in neighboring Qatar, which hosted the 2022 World Cup and built new stadiums with the help of migrant labor.
    Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Although not as volatile as the race in the neighboring 45th district, the two candidates traded barbs all cycle, each trying to link the other to unpopular politicians from their respective parties.
    Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of neighbor
Verb
  • While the patty is shaped to resemble a rack of ribs, USA Today reports the sandwich actually includes little rib meat.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The one moment in which these four-legged beasts resemble their furless, featherless two-legged neighbors is when several of them abandon a rescue mission midway through because of a passing distraction.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of resemble
Verb
  • Being with those Colin touched, hearing their memories of him and sharing my own gave us all solace.
    Simone Talma Flowers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • They weren't touched when part of I-794 was reconstructed from 2013 through 2016 — a $239 million project that included rebuilding the Hoan Bridge's concrete deck.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of touch
Verb
  • There’s also a guesthouse, plus a three-car garage flanked by a spacious motor court.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Moreover, these dark spots are often flanked by bright streaks, a product of winds flowing over the storms and freezing out methane ice crystals that glint.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of flank
Verb
  • Depending on the location, a fibroma may compress surrounding structures.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 23 Nov. 2024
  • When the historic Chichele Presidential Lodge reopens in South Luangwa National Park after a refurbishment in March 2025, guests staying in each of the 10 suites will have endless views of the surrounding plains.
    Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of surround
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