Thesaurus results for BORDERED

bordered

verb

past tense of border

as in bounded

to serve as a border for that velvet bordered the sleeves on this shirt, until it fell off

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Recent Examples of bordered Fenced paddocks spread over rolling hills are bordered by dense woodland. — Mark David, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026 It is bordered by a fence and allows no access to those parks or to Skyline Boulevard (Highway 35). — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026 It’s presented as an impressionistic historical montage, of Black farmworkers and the land, with clips of Black history that include modern suburbs, and a woman—Z herself—who gazes out of a door into a sere expanse of land bordered by low mountains. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 The skirt draping and the neck wrap were finished with soft, hand-cut Chantilly and corded lace appliqués that also bordered the bride's matching veil. — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 The satin dress—25 yards’ worth—featured a full skirt and corseted bodice, long sleeves, and a sweetheart neckline bordered by illusion mesh. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026 On her 43 acres of woods and reclaimed native prairie in rural Tazewell County, Katie VandenBerg walked the edge of her property, inspecting a line of oaks bordered by miles of corn and soybean fields. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Now the sound was muffled from the hunters as the dogs passed around a canebrake wall bordered by a dark bayou. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 Blue Floral Border Area Rug This light blue rug is bordered with white flowers, giving it a soft and timeless look. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bordered

Verb

An irrigation channel bounded one side of the field, where both a snowy egret and a great egret stood.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Family-friendly goldendoodles led in 14 states, while the golden retriever bounded into first across four states.

— Liz Gray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounded

Verb

After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Will Hichem stay clean, on the right track when he’s surrounded by people involved in illicit deal-making?

— Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026