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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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Product designers are hatching new ways to rouse them that border on diabolical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

We had travelled into the dangerous area, about 12km from the Niger border, on Saturday under police escort and with extra security personnel for protection.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

A French cyclist freed after weeks in Russian jail for illegally crossing the border on Monday described his time in the country as a "rather strange experience" but said the Russians he met were "friendly".

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

It bounced into the border on the edge of the stones.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott