1
as in joined
to be adjacent to
our land verges on a wildlife refuge
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2
as in touched (on)
to come very close to being
a comment that verged on an insult
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verged (on)
Verb
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Many of Farley’s patients joined together in a 2020 civil suit against the former doctor.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025 -
At the end of that spinoff, Billy joined forces with ghost Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) to find his brother.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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The new department will be located in what was previously Children's Wisconsin's emergency department, where the two hospitals are adjoined.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Worse, the organization’s evaluation and development seemed to take a step backward.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Whatever the catalyst, a change in the political environment seemed to connect with a social change that brought back narrow, and at times constrictive, ideas of womanhood depicted in media.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In bystander video reposted to Only in Dade, Eilish, flanked by security guards, is high fiving fans who are separated by a barricade.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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The path weaves among boulders flanked by fading ferns and tenacious wildflowers.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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No autopsy was conducted, and relatives later told authorities his symptoms resembled poisoning by strychnine, a powerful and deadly toxin.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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My stance more closely resembled that of a Little Leaguer hitting off a tee.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some locations could see water levels reach a mark not touched in more than a decade.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Your courage has moved the world and has touched me in ways that I have never been touched before in my entire life.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Picture yourself in an old observatory on a crisp, starry autumn night—bronze instruments glinting in the dim light, surrounded by aged leather and parchment maps.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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The duo stands at the center of a giant LED arena surrounded by a hundred opponents.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Verged (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verged%20%28on%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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