1
as in perimeter
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
a rug with a fancily embroidered border
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2
as in frontier
a region along the dividing line between two countries
people who live on an international border get used to carrying a passport
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as in to margin
to serve as a border for
that velvet bordered the sleeves on this shirt, until it fell off
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Recent Examples of border
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
They can be laid flat or half-buried to form a solid border edge.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
This one crossed a bordering town, Killingworth, and again, something stirred.
—Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Of the first cities to be incorporated in California, Marysville retains its place as the smallest, with about 13,000 people within its borders sealed by a ring of levees that protect the city.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
They can be laid flat or half-buried to form a solid border edge.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
The Hurst building was near Camden Station and nearly bordered the Howard Street Tunnel.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
This one crossed a bordering town, Killingworth, and again, something stirred.
—Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for border
Noun
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On the walls and propped up against the room’s perimeter are frames and presentation boards.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The building’s original Portland stone facade was retained, while the interior has been updated with contemporary codes, with concrete flooring, aluminum and glass vitrines, and stainless steel perimeter wrapping the space.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The hilly frontier zone where the UNIFIL force patrols has seen decades of cross-border violence.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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The hilly frontier zone is where the UNIFIL force patrols have seen decades of cross-border violence.—
Abby Sewell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Tuesday’s full-year results should help alleviate those fears and provide a clearer path toward a return to growth and margin expansion in the fashion and leather goods division, Citi said.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Few building types constrain their designers more than affordable housing, where the politics are byzantine, budgets meager, rules strict, and margins thin.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2026
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Arm's chip designs power most of the world's smartphones and are increasingly used in AI data centers and edge computing devices.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday afternoon, OpenAI released a new cutting-edge coding model that the company said assisted in its own creation.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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The hanging quickly devolves into an all-out bacchanal, as onlookers drink, dance and kiss in the square surrounding the flailing corpse.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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With supply stretched, these resources become more precious, and more expensive, for other businesses in the areas surrounding data center construction, according to Fordham University economics professor Marc Conte.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The researchers warned that while the idea of workers taking on more tasks voluntarily could seem ideal, nonstop work has the potential to lead to problems down the line, including blurring the boundary between work and non-work, as well as burnout and cognitive fatigue.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Be nice about it, of course, but don’t forget that you’re allowed to set boundaries.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the special filmed at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, Fleming bounds across the stage sharing his takes on masculinity, conga lines, Trader Joes, Oreos, NPR, dog breeds and more.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her Iamraw collection, intended to channel fragility, features subtle design details like double sleeves and raw edging in fabrics like Tencel, viscose and cotton.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Queen Consort chose a Robinson Valentine white silk chiffon gown with scalloped edging and a matching white overcoat.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Border.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/border. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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