Border on and Line

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Border on

Border on verb - To be adjacent to.
Usage example: that state borders on three others
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Line and border on are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Line" instead a verb "Border on".

Line

Line verb - Make a mark or lines on a surface.
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Border on and line are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Border on" instead a verb "Line".
Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

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  • Another example so perfect as to border on parody is The Kinks' "Alcohol", from Muswell Hillbillies, which even opens with the line "Here's a story about a sinner..."
    Source: Morality Ballad
  • Free-Range Children In The Roman Mysteries the four main characters border on this trope, and cross the line into it during several books.
    Source: Free-Range Children
  • If the buffoonery is genuine, then Iroh's buffoonery may border on a trope of a different color... but the line between buffoon and wise man isn't usually that pronounced.
    Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Avatar: The Last Airbender
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