as in encircling
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as in defining
to mark the limits of
the country is bounded by water on two sides
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as in bordering
to serve as a border for
being bounded on all sides by the Alps has helped Switzerland maintain its neutrality
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as in hopping
to move with a light springing step
the child giggled and bounded off to play with her friends
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as in leaping
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
a rabbit bounded down the garden path
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Recent Examples of bounding
Tim Britton, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
An antelope on a ridge teasingly stares before bounding off up the rocky hill.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026
As soon as the door opens, Sadie jumps up to greet Koch before darting off to grab a toy, bounding back toward Koch with her tail still wagging.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The latter maintains an exuberant push-and-pull between Rushen’s electric piano, bounding with lightness and dexterity, and her classmate Bobby Bryant’s blaring tenor saxophone.
—Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2026
Gray will play Lisa, an EMT and partner to the team of lifeguards bounding down Venice Beach.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Twice, when Meredith ordered ‘Two steps stage left’ and Geoffrey moved to the right, Meredith came bounding down the centre aisle shouting ‘Left, left, ducky’ and leapt onto the apron to seize him by the shoulders and shove him into place.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
In the background there are grazing topi, bounding Thomson's gazelles, and, far in the distance, a snoozing pride of lions.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
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
Verb
Even after Bo Bichette’s two-out, bases-clearing double gave New York the lead, Brazobán came bounding out of the dugout.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
An antelope on a ridge teasingly stares before bounding off up the rocky hill.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026
As soon as the door opens, Sadie jumps up to greet Koch before darting off to grab a toy, bounding back toward Koch with her tail still wagging.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The latter maintains an exuberant push-and-pull between Rushen’s electric piano, bounding with lightness and dexterity, and her classmate Bobby Bryant’s blaring tenor saxophone.
—Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2026
Gray will play Lisa, an EMT and partner to the team of lifeguards bounding down Venice Beach.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Twice, when Meredith ordered ‘Two steps stage left’ and Geoffrey moved to the right, Meredith came bounding down the centre aisle shouting ‘Left, left, ducky’ and leapt onto the apron to seize him by the shoulders and shove him into place.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
In the background there are grazing topi, bounding Thomson's gazelles, and, far in the distance, a snoozing pride of lions.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounding
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The slice in your hand has a city of origin, a specific oven, a defining cheese and usually a stubborn local who will tell you everyone else is doing it wrong.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Maika Monroe may have starred in multiple defining horror films of the last 10-plus years, from her breakout in It Follows to the recent box-office smash Longlegs, but no amount of scream-queen credits could prepare her for the gory terror of Victorian Psycho.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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In Tabatinga, a Brazilian city bordering Colombia and Peru, gang wars between Comando Vermelho and rivals backed by Primeiro Comando da Capital pushed homicide rates as high as 80 killings per 100,000 residents between 2020 and 2023.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Her two bodyguards were not with her when the incident took place, according to police in Machala, which is the capital of El Oro province bordering Peru.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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From island hopping along the always-sunny Maldives and admiring pink sands in the Bahamas, to coconut mangrove-trekking in the Philippines and biking past pineapple fields in French Polynesia, tropical charm manifests in an array of ways.—
Skyli Alvarez,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 May 2026
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That sense of curiosity is what continues to pull Cabello to travel, even after years spent hopping between continents for work.—
Jesse Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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Still, Boeing’s suddenly gone from a standstill to possibly leaping ahead of its European competitor in the what will be the world’s fastest growing market.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Only one of those came from a corner, and that was Jesse Derry’s worrying collision with Nottingham Forest’s Zach Abbott this month when leaping for a second ball.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
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No pattern enacted on these buttons will safely land a four-hundred-ton jetliner, flaring and bouncing and settling heavily onto its twenty-two wheels while the spoilers on the wings snap up and the jets scream in reverse and the passengers sigh in relief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The Plough & The Stars is the Irish bar in Philadelphia which hosts the Plough Boys Celtic Supporters Club on matchdays, the fans bouncing deliriously to Gaelic music when Martin O’Neill’s team beat Rangers 3-1 last Sunday to keep their title bid alive.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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The Crusaders wasted no time jumping ahead, scoring two runs in the first inning without a hit.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Relive your days of jumping off rope swings amid stands of cypress trees in Texas Hill Country, or simply enjoy a refreshing dip after a hike in New Hampshire's White Mountains.—
Talia Avakian,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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The system, which serves 100,000 residents in Iowa City and its surrounding, mostly rural communities, typifies the challenges most libraries face.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Bounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounding. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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