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Synonyms for border
Synonyms: Noun
borderline, bound, boundary, brim, circumference, compass, confines, edge, edging, end, frame, fringe, hem, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, skirting, verge
Synonyms: Verb
bound, edge, frame, fringe, margin, rim, skirt
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Examples of border in a Sentence
Noun
He grew up in Malaysia, near the Indonesian border. They live just beyond the western border of the park. the border of the Sahara The quilt is quite plain except for its colorful border. a broad red border on each plate He planted pansies in the border.Verb
Their property borders the park. Tall trees border the avenue. Two rivers border the city.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Oregon Democrat discusses migrant families at the border and lmmigration at the World Affairs Council. — SFChronicle.com, "Bay Area political events: Migrant crises, Marianne Williamson," 13 Aug. 2019 Trump traveled to El Paso on Wednesday after 22 people were shot dead a Walmart in the border city. — NBC News, "Beto O'Rourke says El Paso visit shows Trump is 'sick' and 'unfit' for presidency," 11 Aug. 2019 Authorities say Crusius drove more than 10 hours from his hometown near Dallas to carry out the shooting in the largely Latino border city of El Paso. — Paul J. Weber, Twin Cities, "Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans," 9 Aug. 2019 Nigerian-Norwegian beauty Katelyn Sadé (@katelynsade) decided to round up a few of her closest girlfriends and head south of the border to Cancun for a getaway that was pure vibes. — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, "Black Travel Vibes: This Girl Squad's Cancun Trip Was A Vibe," 9 Aug. 2019 Reaching the border with Tibet, Alexandra and Yongden lived among the monks and shamans of Kumbum Monastery for three years. — Ailsa Ross, Longreads, "Mountains, Transcending," 9 Aug. 2019 The intersection forms a border between Newport Beach and Costa Mesa, with Costa Mesa to the southwest. — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, "Newport Beach council to take a look at townhouse project proposed in Santa Ana Heights," 9 Aug. 2019 Beyond America’s borders, use of the diuretic used to control pulmonary bleeding in thoroughbreds is generally forbidden on race day and widely viewed as doping. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "Even as top trainers issue letter of support for reform bill, horse racing remains at odds," 9 Aug. 2019 His Administration’s most aggressive enforcement measures have centered on El Paso, starting with the family-separation policy, which began as a pilot program in the border city in the summer of 2017. — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, "An El Paso Immigration Lawyer Advocates for the Victims of Mass Violence," 8 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Both shootings were in the Ogden police district, which borders Harrison. — Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com, "Weekend gun violence down in Chicago, but West Side continues to bear brunt of shootings," 12 Aug. 2019 In the bamboo grove toward the west end of the atrium, which borders the museum’s cafe, Ogboh has installed a series of small loudspeakers amid the foliage. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "Emeka Ogboh installation fills CMA atrium with sound of Nigeria and timely message of diversity," 11 Aug. 2019 India and Pakistan have fought multiple times over the region, which also borders China to the east, and this is at least the 51st time India has pulled the plug on mobile and internet communications—in 2019 alone. — Fortune, "What is Article 370?," 8 Aug. 2019 The violence has raised the threat of a new round of turmoil in the ex-Soviet nation, which borders China and hosts a Russian military base. — Vladimir Isachenkov, BostonGlobe.com, "Kyrgyzstan’s ex-president calls for his successor’s ouster," 8 Aug. 2019 Zapata County, which borders Mexico about 200 miles southwest of San Antonio, is best known for Falcon Lake, a mecca for bass fisherman. — John Maccormack, ExpressNews.com, "Deadly fever ticks are infesting border cattle herds," 2 Aug. 2019 Marty Kehoe and his family gave the land, which borders Forest Park and had been slated for housing development, to the Portland Audubon Society. — oregonlive.com, "Portland’s protected forestland grows thanks to 22-acre donation near Forest Park," 30 July 2019 School officials in Houston County, Ala., which borders Florida and Georgia, have been similarly reticent to disclose specifics, declining to tell reporters whether attackers there had demanded ransom. — New York Times, "Hackers’ Latest Target: School Districts," 28 July 2019 China is suppressing and interning people from Muslim ethnicities, most notably Uighurs, on a vast scale in the Xinjiang autonomous region, which borders Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. — The Economist, "But their new partnership makes China a lot more equal than Russia," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'border.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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