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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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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
Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Located on the California-Nevada border, Primm is a 38-mile drive south from the Las Vegas Strip.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
A little over a handful of Del Campo High School students could be the reason a road bordering their school becomes slower, less busy and safer.
—Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
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Noun
Most are concentrated in border states and cities with large Mexican American populations, including California, Texas and Arizona.
—Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Located on the California-Nevada border, Primm is a 38-mile drive south from the Las Vegas Strip.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Verb
Reuters previously reported that North Korea revised its constitution to define its territory as bordering South Korea and remove references to reunification, reflecting Kim’s push to formally treat the two Koreas as separate states.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
A little over a handful of Del Campo High School students could be the reason a road bordering their school becomes slower, less busy and safer.
—Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for border
Noun
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For a shape to be convex, any line between two points inside of it or on its perimeter must be fully ensconced within it.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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Crews provided structure protection and strengthened containment lines around the fire perimeter.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Anthropic has reported roughly a 1 percent success rate against its internal Claude Cowork testing, the best public number from any frontier vendor.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The Polish soldiers patrolling the frontier do not describe their mission in grand geopolitical terms.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Microsoft highlights productivity gains and organizational change, but there isn’t a focus on tying AI adoption to margin improvement, cost reduction, or payback periods.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Headline beat, but margins missed expectations.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The stalemate that existed has been broken, and the Republicans now seem likely to obtain a meaningful edge heading into the midterms.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Among the various aspects of the movie that its English title refers to, not least is the unhinged rampage Lina unleashes at a couple of schoolgirls, a gringa loca on the razor’s edge.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Tennessee’s social media team went up and down Broadway, and the surrounding area in downtown Nashville to find lookalikes of key figures of their 2026 opponents.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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It’s mostly surrounded by embassies and law firms, not cafés or galleries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The Roseville Joint Union High School District approved new school attendance boundaries Monday morning to address rapid enrollment growth in west Roseville that has continued to strain campuses.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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Fast bowler Akash Singh (1-54) conceded four boundaries against Jaiswal (43) in his 23-run first over as Sooryavanshi took the back seat and let the stand-in captain score bulk of the runs in the power play.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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The commission's website says the Sargasso Sea is a 2 million square mile open ocean ecosystem, bounded by the circulating currents of the North Atlantic Gyre, one of five sea gyres which are geographic rotating currents.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Its southern limit is largely bounded by Golden Triangle Boulevard east of Interstate 35W and Big Fossil Creek west of the interstate.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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Asymmetrical scalloped edging, warm wood, and clean lines make this whimsical mirror an easy yes for a midimalist setup.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
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Rival Kalshi showed Pratt edging ahead of Raman for second place, with 26% to her 23%, while Bass remained in front at 47%.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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“Border.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/border. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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