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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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A whole family from Tabriz crossed the border on Monday afternoon as a light snow fell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 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

He was back at the United States border on January 18.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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