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borders

[bawr-derz] / ˈbɔr dərz /
NOUN
confines
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bounds environs purview
STRONG
circumference compass country dimension edge end extent limits orbit periphery precinct proportions purlieus radius range reach region scope sweep term terrain territory
Antonyms
STRONG
center inside interior middle
WEAK
open

Example Sentences

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"Nobody had noticed she was here. She had managed to keep herself completely incognito," said Murdo, a postman in the Scottish Borders.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Clayton Weimer, the executive director of Reporters Without Borders, said the IDF had received messages from the organisation, as well as journalists, asking that it allow ambulances to get to Khalil.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

In books, proper tween romance seems rarely greenlighted anymore—the genre that used to fill an entire shelf at Waldenbooks and Borders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

MSF, or Doctors Without Borders, says Gilead advised it to obtain the drug from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which will acquire 2 million doses over three years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Couldn’t he just run over to Borders and buy some relationship books?

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama