as in adjacent
having a border in common
a country given to constant disagreements with bordering nations
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as in bounding
to serve as a border for
that velvet bordered the sleeves on this shirt, until it fell off
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Adjective
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Government adjacent, all the other consultants and contracts that go along with that are probably another 2% to 3%.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025 -
The label’s strategy so far has been to open boutiques adjacent to hotels: The Carlyle in New York, the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles, and Claridge’s in London.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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At just 10 years old, Owen didn't hesitate to join his father, bounding onto the track and climbing onto the car's roof.—
Alex Harrington,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
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At just 10 years old, Owen didn't hesitate to join his father, bounding onto the track and climbing onto the car's roof.—
Alex Harrington,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In another court challenge, the drama surrounding beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting significantly ramped up this week.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Today 30 species fly freely throughout Pelican Island and the surrounding archipelagos off the coast of Vero Beach.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Detroit’s historic Black business community was concentrated in adjoining neighborhoods called Black Bottom and Paradise Valley.—
Kendra D. Boyd,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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Tal Schori and Rustam Mehta, childhood friends and founders of GRT Architects, first stepped foot inside them seven years ago at the behest of brother-sister clients, who purchased the residences as adjoining homes for their respective families.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Bordering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bordering. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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