Thesaurus results for VERGED (ON)

verged (on)

verb

past tense of verge (on)

as in joined

to be adjacent to our land verges on a wildlife refuge

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as in touched (on)

to come very close to being a comment that verged on an insult

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During his tenure, Flos joined Design Holding in 2018 when funds Investindustrial and the Carlyle Group formed the holding company.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
So can Paul Pogba, who once joined Man United for a world-record transfer fee.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of joined

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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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Why would anyone want to destroy lovely old houses, the same houses that made Kensington so desirable, and replace them with buildings that resembled a pile of washing machines 30 floors high?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
Ellis, a singer whose voice resembled Elvis Presley, had gained a national following for a time as an Elvis impersonator.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of resembled

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Eight Zoom boxes, each occupied by lawyers for Paramount or California, flanked the judge on the screen.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
The nondescript door on Eighth Avenue is flanked by a liquor store and a cannabis dispensary, and the lobby has no directory.

— Gabe Kirchheimer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of flanked

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The scandal surrounding the former prince Andrew has also touched his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Sep. 2026
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to honor the lives lost to suicide, to stand with the families and communities suicide has touched, and to renew our commitment to prevention.

— Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of touched

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Silly, witty, and sociable, the duo moved to Durham Cottage in London, where there were happy days surrounded by everyone from John Gielgud to Graham Greene, Orson Welles, John and Mary Mills, Noël Coward, and William Wyler.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Her work surrounded them, and her studio, the grandest space in the house, stood open just beyond the living room.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

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