Thesaurus results for BORDERED (ON)

bordered (on)

verb

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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She had been dismembered into 14 pieces, in what seemed to be a ritualistic manner.

— Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Products that once seemed outdated can attract fresh interest when creators present them as stylish, useful or different from modern alternatives.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of seemed

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Late last week, the urgent selling in semiconductors and data-center equities and debt resembled the sort of forced-unwind rhythms from July, when a big upstart tech hedge fund was in the process of being all but liquidated.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Together, the collections resembled a patchwork quilt of color.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of resembled

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Then, another 20-year-old man, Daktari Rose Deacon, of Hyde Park, left a bathroom that adjoined the bedroom, according to police, who searched the bathroom and found another loaded firearm with an extended magazine.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.

— Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026

Definition of adjoined

Verb

The birds’ job was to report the overall direction by pecking one of the targets that flanked the display.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
An Avery Boardman sofa bed wears a Pierre Frey fabric and is flanked by side tables from The Lacquer Company.

— David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

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