borders (on)

verb

Definition of borders (on)next
present tense third-person singular of border (on)
1
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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2
as in adjoins
to be adjacent to that state borders on three others

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borders (on)
  1. seems
  2. joins
  3. resembles
  4. surrounds
Verb
  • But Joker seems to make the mistakes of those films tenfold, and the first act was virtually unwatchable to me.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This seems a bit silly as a stipulation and altogether questionable.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of seems
Verb
  • Loyd was incrementally better for Frisco, and joins them for the rest of the season.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In reportedly boycotting the Grammy Awards, Bryan joins the ranks of other high-profile artists who have withdrawn from the nominations process in recent years.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of joins
Verb
  • Alluding to this interlocking interdependence, Joseph and Sydney have the same tattoo of what resembles a Venn diagram.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But Industry more closely resembles Game of Thrones and The Wire––shows where characters must navigate long-standing institutions without making a fatal misstep (which, in Industry’s case, usually means getting fired).
    Zachary Siegel, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of resembles
Verb
  • The comet is thought to have originated in the Oort Cloud — a distant, spherical region of icy bodies that surrounds the solar system.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Downtown Marbella The heart of modern Marbella surrounds bustling Avenida Ricardo Soriano.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of surrounds
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