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
  • The holiday seems to change dates annually since it's based on the Hebrew calendar, which is a lunisolar calendar.
    Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • However, this outcome seems unlikely, considering the Chargers play at New England and at Las Vegas to end the regular season.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of seems
Verb
  • Dad Chris Tyrrell, who co-wrote the charming Christmas tune with his wife and daughter, even joins in for an exclusive mini family performance.
    Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Nirvana joins all of the following acts, and so far, each of them has only managed a single 700-week charter on the Billboard 200.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of joins
Verb
  • This is currently inaccessible, but once the update drops this will be a fully explorable building that likely resembles the other big warehouses in the other corner of the map.
    Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Jenny lives on a corner lot in Port Hope, in a modest white cottage with Victorian trim which outwardly resembles her mother’s house in Clinton.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of resembles
Verb
  • Sinner currently has a higher floor and is far less prone to playing a few listless sets in a row; uncertainty of a different kind surrounds him because of the potential for a doping ban of up to two years.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Jetlag plays strange games in Tokyo, especially when a neon maze of izakayas, shopping centers, and 24-hour everything surrounds you.
    Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of surrounds
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