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border on

VERB

come close to; approximate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abut adjoin come near verge on

WEAK

approach be like be similar to compare connect contact echo impinge join lie near lie next to march match near neighbor parallel resemble touch

Antonyms

WEAK

not touch

Example Sentences

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Around 300 fled back across the border on Saturday and hundreds more will follow, it said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

A 50-year-old teacher from Tehran crossed the border on Tuesday morning with her 8-year-old daughter, who she planned to leave with a relative living in Turkey before returning to look after her elderly mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Afghanistan's Taliban government said it had launched an offensive on Pakistani military bases near the border on Thursday night.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Melodee was last confirmed seen on surveillance camera near the Utah-Colorado border on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

The first streaks of evening lay against the sky like a purple border on a blue sari.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

border on

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