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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

Product designers are coming up with novel ways to rouse deep sleepers that border on diabolical, including clocks that deliver 300-volt electric shocks and donate snoozers’ money to charity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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

He put his hand on the fence and watched the people filing through the border on foot a few yards away.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

border on

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