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phrasal verb
verged on/upon; verging on/upon; verges on/upon
: to come near to being (something)
comedy that verges on farce
His accusations were verging on slander.
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“Verge on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verge%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.
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