bordered (on)

verb

Definition of bordered (on)next
past tense of border (on)
1
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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2
as in joined
to be adjacent to that state borders on three others

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordered (on)
  1. joined
  2. seemed
  3. resembled
  4. surrounded
Verb
  • Reporters Kat Tenbarge and Kevin Collier spoke to six people who have joined or committed to using Threads and Bluesky in place of X after the election because of Musk.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Arnault’s papers are joined in this action by the newspapers Le Monde Le Figaro and the Agence France-Presse news agency.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of joined
Verb
  • The breakup came as a shock to fans since from the outside in, the two seemed to be in a good place raising their son together.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Oct. 2024
  • At the time, the actor seemed hopeful that the dates would be rescheduled.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of seemed
Verb
  • Somehow, after the Bucs resembled the Eagles and the Saints by having a game down the stretch virtually signed, sealed and delivered against the Falcons, Cousins turned that into a mirage.
    Terence Moore, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The smocks resembled garbage bags.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of resembled
Verb
  • Taking the stage in a baby-blue leotard — surrounded by a full band and back-up singers dressed in white — the 25-year-old pop star served up silky vocals and perky choreography before slinking over to Fallon’s interview set-up, taking his spinning chair for a ride and laying across his desk.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In the midst of honoring the actor’s life and successful career, the people who were close to him are also speaking about the circumstances that surrounded his death.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of surrounded
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