boundary
noun
a line or limit where one thing ends and another begins, or something that indicates such a line or limit.
boundaries
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pluralof boundary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Most people agree that adult children are sometimes justified in creating boundaries or breaking ties with their parents, especially if they were physically or emotionally abusive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
It’s OK to set boundaries with people, whether it’s a spouse, children, parents, friends or neighbors.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
How do you negotiate professional boundaries with a 15-year-old?
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
Instead, it rules out one important version of that idea and gives physicists tighter boundaries for future theories connecting gravity with quantum mechanics.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
He was done with disobedience from his son, done with the wanderings and false boundaries of the girl who was his by rights.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
