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as in touches (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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2
as in adjoins
to be adjacent to
that state borders on three others
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borders (on)
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The new building Musk posted about is in nearby Southaven, Mississippi, and adjoins the Colossus 2 facility, the Information reported earlier Tuesday, citing property records and a person familiar with the project.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025 -
Here, a marble island anchors the cooking space, which adjoins a more casual dining area and the family room.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
13 Dec. 2025
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What has been called one of New York's deadliest roads seems to be getting even worse.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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This is perhaps in part because the institution of Sundance is changing, as the potential for indie movies’ success seems less certain than ever.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ondrejka joins the software company, which focuses on technology designed for military staff, to expand AI capabilities and integrate advanced wargaming, modeling, and simulation tools through the company’s acquisition of Battle Road Digital.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Spears joins a growing list of accomplished artists that have parted ways with their music catalogs.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Reyna worked last summer to transform the utility space into something that now resembles a pantry.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Cut to 17 years later, when Matt and Jay are still trying to score that gig, with Matt, who resembles Doc Brown with his outrageous ideas, coming up with the perfect publicity stunt to achieve their goal.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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Around the size of a bathtub, the grille touches 70 percent of the menu, an idea that Greenberg has been familiar with since childhood.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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Otherwise that proves to be a checklist of several things the movie scarcely touches on at all.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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The French brand spent two years scouting its Shanghai home, which currently neighbors a Louis Vuitton pop-up.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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But Hawley flanks the familiar creature from the movies with a variety of new monsters that get unleashed in the Maginot crash.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Political candidates from around Indiana have been redoing paperwork for this spring’s primary ballot as confusion surrounds whether the secretary of state’s office properly processed those forms.—
Tom Davies,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Such is the kind of spotlight that surrounds human trafficking during Super Bowl week.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Borders (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borders%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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