bordering (on)

verb

Definition of bordering (on)next
present participle of border (on)
1
as in touching (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 adjoining
to be adjacent to that state borders on three others

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordering (on)
  1. joining
  2. resembling
  3. surrounding
Verb
  • Fran Drescher is joining Josh Safdie’s A24 movie, Marty Supreme.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Kaufman has transitioned his popularity as a crowd-favorite player into a broadcast career, joining NBC Sports as an on-course reporter in January 2023.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of joining
Verb
  • The reverend proposed a format resembling a town hall with the wrinkle of a non-partisan expert on the topic providing the facts prior to any question being asked by a person affected by the topic.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Fonzie costumes suggested a human being resembling Henry Winkler, albeit embalmed.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of resembling
Verb
  • One of the best perks of living in Los Angeles is adventuring to other neighborhoods and surrounding areas.
    Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Following a group of young adult treasure hunters on the shores of North Carolina, the Netflix production continues to have its loyal fans hanging onto every moment, surrounding character storylines and all of the love, loss and drama that comes with it.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of surrounding
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