verges 1 of 2

plural of verge

verges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of verge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of verges
Verb
Enyedi has often made meditative cinema, but here her restraint in some sequences verges on suffocating. Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025 The film takes a fun detour in the third act into what almost verges into horror territory. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verges
Noun
  • Chase Joynt is a non-fiction filmmaker and writer who works at the edges of genre.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Today, crews continued to make significant progress improving fire lines along the southern, eastern, and western edges of the fire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tusk also said some of the drones had crossed from Belarus, a Kremlin ally that borders both Ukraine and Poland.
    Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Moving on to the southeast part of Sri Lanka is the Wild Coast Tented Lodge which borders Yala National Park.
    Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Grab Afternoon Tea Stop into Heritage Bakery & Cafe, a cozy spot that adjoins Harrisonburg's welcome center, to delight in whimsical refreshments served on delicate china.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The weather service in Honolulu said Kiko will move to the northwest after midweek, and conditions should likely remain under critical fire weather thresholds.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The state’s plan eliminates co-pays and removes income thresholds, making childcare free for all families.
    Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lawyers for the state attorney general’s office argued that troops had performed police functions by setting up security perimeters and detaining at least two people.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Monitor the Garlic and Deer fires, keeping the both fires within their current perimeters and mop up the the extent necessary to prevent the likelihood of an escape.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Folks know that the injuries where nobody touches you are usually, probably the most serious ones.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Planting Dignity in Every Backyard Food insecurity touches forty-four million Americans, thirteen million of them children.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Chronic, punitive or manipulative testing calls for setting firm boundaries.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • As a result, engineers are actively exploring new materials, innovative architectures, and advanced fabrication techniques to overcome these barriers and keep pushing the boundaries of computing power.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Verges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verges. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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