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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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Somewhere along the way, culture began to border on cult.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Cambodia and Thailand traded accusations of fresh clashes along their border on Wednesday, after Bangkok said it was pausing the implementation of a US-backed peace deal.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Those familiar with that Mike Leigh film are aware that Poppy’s level of effervescence can border on the uncomfortable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Puerta Penasco is about a hundred miles south of the Arizona border on a strip of land that connects the Baja Peninsula to the rest of Mexico.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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