Thesaurus results for BORDERED (ON)

bordered (on)

verb

Definition of bordered (on) next

past tense of border (on)

as in touched (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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as in joined

to be adjacent to that state borders on three others

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Members of a county rescue team and regional task force joined the Coast Guard in its search for the missing hiker over the weekend, but their efforts were temporarily stalled by challenging weather that grounded the flight crew.

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Fed up with the lack of progress, Bryan’s family members and Bradford joined forces with volunteers from the Black and Missing Foundation to hold a community search event in hopes of gleaning a clue that might lead to her whereabouts.

Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024

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