as in encircling
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as in defining
to mark the limits of
the country is bounded by water on two sides
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as in bordering
to serve as a border for
being bounded on all sides by the Alps has helped Switzerland maintain its neutrality
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as in hopping
to move with a light springing step
the child giggled and bounded off to play with her friends
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as in leaping
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
a rabbit bounded down the garden path
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Recent Examples of bounding
Kate Siber, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
Kimmy towels off, changes into shorts and a long-sleeve shirt, and before long is bounding into the thickets on the south side of the lake, following an overgrown trail.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
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Kimmy towels off, changes into shorts and a long-sleeve shirt, and before long is bounding into the thickets on the south side of the lake, following an overgrown trail.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
Kimmy towels off, changes into shorts and a long-sleeve shirt, and before long is bounding into the thickets on the south side of the lake, following an overgrown trail.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounding
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Australia's youth are some of the most connected in the world, with about 97% using social media across an average of four platforms.Harriet Marsden, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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The movie shows Carville on his daily round of calls with his secret Democratic think tank of smart, connected journalists and operatives who have been talking every day since the early ’90s.Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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Its curvaceous shape represents the female form, with an attached ball symbolizing the constraints women face.Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Fox added on a black and white Dsquared2 clutch featuring an attached glovelet.Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
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Overall, Pro-Tek’s storage and services are very much linked, driving a business mix that is close to 50-50.Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
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Its shares are flattered by a local listing and relatively closely linked shareholder base.Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022
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Those settlements show another, quieter front in China’s expanding efforts to assert its control over disputed, peripheral territories – also playing out in the South and East China Seas – as Chinese leader Xi Jinping seeks to bolster national security and enhance China’s position over its rivals.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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There’s also very clear softness and smearing in your peripheral vision.Andrew Williams, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The plans will see the top marginal income rate raised to 39.6 percent, from the current 37 percent, and the rate on two Medicare surtaxes increased from 3.8 percent to 5 percent for those earning more than $400,000.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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That made the Nova Pro great not only for marginal freezing temps but also in wet flurries or light drizzle.Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Bounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounding. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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