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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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for border (on)
  1. join
  2. seem
  3. adjoin
  4. neighbor
  5. resemble
  6. touch
  7. flank
  8. surround
Verb
  • Chase went over 100 receptions on the year and joined Randy Moss, Marvin Harrison, Jerry Rice and Cooper Kupp as the only players in NFL history to post a season with 100 receptions, 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns.
    Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • And join us next week on the Chasing Life podcast to hear a conversation between Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Dr. Francis Collins, the former head of the National Institutes of Health. CNN Audio’s Grace Walker contributed to this report.
    Andrea Kane, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of join
Verb
  • Daniel Ricciardo, though currently detached from Formula 1, represents the caliber of drivers that such teams aspire to attract, albeit the real likelihood of his participation seems negligible at present.
    Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Providing vague or incomplete financial data, or worse, inflating numbers to seem more profitable, will only lead to a rejection.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of seem
Verb
  • Photo : Sterling Reed The adjoining office and sitting area on the entry level.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Archways divide the main dining room into intimate pockets of elegance, while the adjoining bar, with its gleaming red marble counter, invites lingering late into the night.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of adjoin
Verb
  • The guest suites — located in the main historic building and three neighboring wooden towers — all have views of the soaring mountains in the distance.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Changing Directions In 2005, Bashar suffered a blow with the loss of Syria’s decades-long control over neighboring Lebanon after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of neighbor
Verb
  • Each program resembles a sort of wellness bootcamp with consultations and treatments scheduled hour after hour.
    Laurie Werner, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • But the moon’s wild volcanic activity wasn’t detected until Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter and its moons in 1979, revealing Io’s dynamic surface that resembled a pepperoni pizza, Bolton said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of resemble
Verb
  • No one would usually dare to touch these hives as the bee attacks are brutal and strings acutely agonizing.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The implications of such developments are vast, touching everything from governance to personal identity.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of touch
Verb
  • This means that protecting Inaki Pena's goal, Araujo partners up with Inigo Martinez as they are flanked by Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde to their left and right.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Here, the grand portals to the spa are flanked by two fine classical marble statues, one of an unnamed noblewoman and the other of Julius Caesar.
    Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of flank
Verb
  • Photo: Courtesy of Airbnb Matching the nearby black sand beach, this home’s noir exterior beautifully contrasts the surrounding lush green foliage.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The pair was surrounded by an arch of pink and red roses next to a body of water.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of surround
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“Border (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/border%20%28on%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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