margining

verb

present participle of margin
as in bordering
to serve as a border for the riverbed is margined by a flat beach of smooth rocks

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  1. bordering
  2. bounding
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  • Kozak noted that the tide posed flooding threats to parts of coastal New York, like areas around Jamaica Bay, bordering the city's Brooklyn and Queens boroughs, and those near lower New York Harbor.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Dussey’s country, Togo, a West African nation bordering Ghana and Burkina Faso, was the driving force behind a UN General Assembly vote to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of Africa.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of bordering
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  • Clear blue skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus, where a cool breeze is wafting by and the official mascots are bounding about the grounds in search of critters.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The old ranch hand cut a surprisingly sprightly figure in his warehouselike clinic, bounding from room to room.
    — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of bounding
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“Margining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/margining. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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