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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In my view, the Sentinel seemed to base this on Culver’s suspension from office as the one and only factor.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Her human slogan machine rap seemed more like a complement to JT’s malleable traditionalism rather than the other way around.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of seemed

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The man seen in the security videos resembled Ballard, including having a similar hairstyle and tattoos, police said, according to NHK.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
That’s when Family Kitchen resembled more Single in a Studio Kitchen, lacking a dishwasher and a three-compartment sink.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 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

Doughty is flanked by deputy director of the Art Institute and Chicago Network member Sarah Guernsey.

— Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
While silent, music is very much present in her altar as guitars flanked either side of the set up, highlighting her family’s artistic and musical roots.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of flanked

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Someone else touched his face and a clean tong without washing hands between those two actions.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an ultrathin, flexible electronic skin that lights up when touched, revealing exactly where pressure is being applied and how much, sort of like a skin with a screen.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026

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