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as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
the southern verge of the national park
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as in to border
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Recent Examples of verge
Tom Downey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Nor was Catherine’s shriek when Coe executes Patrice, nor the blank look on Coe’s face post-killing that verges on disappointment.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
There are aspects of Freddy’s character — a victim of the foster system with a variety of unspecified social difficulties — that feel right on the verge of several stereotypes.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
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Noun
This unique sensory experience makes durian meaningful to its devotees in a way that verges on the religious.
—Tom Downey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Nor was Catherine’s shriek when Coe executes Patrice, nor the blank look on Coe’s face post-killing that verges on disappointment.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Verb
So while there was awareness in a fledgling hockey community that Gretzky was the verge of something big, the main emphasis was on the home team according to Mike Weaver, a former Mercury News reporter who covered the Sharks.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
There are aspects of Freddy’s character — a victim of the foster system with a variety of unspecified social difficulties — that feel right on the verge of several stereotypes.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verge
Noun
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And not ancient or biblical history either—the 20th century is ripe with examples of how the world was pushed to a moral, ethical, and existential brink, only for unsung champions to pull us all back to safety.—
Lauren Stienstra,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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That Maggie had gone to the very brink of extinguishing Negan.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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Pearl Cove Beach Club Located at the western edge of Celebration Key, Pearl Cove offers an exclusive experience for an additional cost.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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Crews on the Dragon Bravo Fire planned to build a fire line along Forest Road 610 on the northeastern edge of the fire, according to the southwest team.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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In the past month, Russian military units concentrated in Ukraine's Sumy region, which borders Russia in the northeast, the eastern cities of Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka, and Zaporizhzhia in the south, have gained about 200 square miles, according to data from the war study institute.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Laos is a landlocked country bordering Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.—
Aspen Pflughoeft
July 22,
Miami Herald,
22 July 2025
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Danielle Scott, a legally blind Afro-Cuban, Polish-Jewish, and Asian mixed-media artist at the cusp of international fame, risks her own well-being by exposing herself to the intergenerational trauma of the Atlantic Slave Trade.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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That journey, which has already seen the top pick of the 2021 draft endure a major injury and historic losing, earn an All-Star bid and lift the Detroit Pistons back to the playoffs, led him to the cusp of his defining moment.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Instead of focusing exclusively on perimeter defense models, organizations must understand the types of PII today's bad actors possess—and use that information against them to build strong and sustainable security postures.—
Damon Fleury,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Firefighters continued to battle the fire on all sides, utilizing heavy equipment in some areas to establish a perimeter on the blaze and extinguish hot spots.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
20 July 2025
Verb
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But all this development has often meant that riparian borders (in this case, the wooded land adjoining the river), which can slow a flood down, have been fragmented.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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São Paulo is situated across two 18th-century buildings adjoined by a central courtyard in the heart of Santa Catarina.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The discussion inevitably also touched on the role of tax incentives.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
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The curved viewing line for Saturday nearly touches the border between South Dakota and Nebraska, as chances of seeing the northern lights increase the farther north people are of the line.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Thin plastic edging may break down quickly, so choose something that will hold up over time.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
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Resist the urge to edge around trees; healthy trees can be compromised when surface roots are severed during the edging process.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 June 2025
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“Verge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verge. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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