verged

verb

past tense of verge
as in bordered

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  1. bordered
  2. adjoined
  3. touched
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  • Blue Floral Border Area Rug This light blue rug is bordered with white flowers, giving it a soft and timeless look.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026
  • La Guaira — a state bordered by sapphire-blue Caribbean Sea and separated from Caracas by the Avila mountain range — bore the brunt of the earthquakes.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of bordered
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  • Then, another 20-year-old man, Daktari Rose Deacon, of Hyde Park, left a bathroom that adjoined the bedroom, according to police, who searched the bathroom and found another loaded firearm with an extended magazine.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
  • Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.
    — Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
Definition of adjoined
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  • When governance is embedded in the data itself, organizations can generate authoritative and auditable records of the data that every agent touched, when it was accessed and under what policy conditions.
    — Rick Vanover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In Hama, the wounds are 44 years old; the city was hollowed out, every family touched by loss.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
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