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border

[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /
NOUN
outermost edge, margin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boundary line outskirt
STRONG
bound bounds brim brink circumference confine end extremity fringe hem limit lip perimeter periphery rim selvage skirt trim trimming verge
Antonyms
STRONG
center inside interior middle
WEAK
mainland region territory
NOUN
boundary; frontier
Synonyms
STRONGEST
edge entrance line outpost
STRONG
beginning borderline door march marchland pale perimeter sideline threshold
Antonyms
WEAK
center inside interior mainland middle region territory
VERB
bound on; be on the edge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abut adjoin encircle flank neighbor surround
STRONG
bind circumscribe communicate contour decorate define delineate edge enclose frame fringe hem join line march margin outline rim side skirt touch trim verge
WEAK
be adjacent to mark off set off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
let go
STRONG
center free loose lose release
WEAK
be inside

Example Sentences

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"The internet doesn't stop at the border and nor should our efforts to minimise harm, especially to children."

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

But long before he reached the border, his attorney said, he was pulled off the bus by Mexican authorities for not having sufficient documents and placed into a detention center.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

In a complaint to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, Eccleshall said he met the Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr MP as well as then-Welsh Parliament member Russell George on 6 February, near the Welsh border in Powys.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

That is giving Americans along the border a firsthand look at the Chinese competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

His mission was to monitor recent Soviet atomic tests by collecting air samples from near the Soviet border.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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