1
as in adjoins
to be adjacent to
our land verges on a wildlife refuge
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2
as in touches (on)
to come very close to being
a comment that verged on an insult
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verges (on)
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The bridge adjoins the War Eagle Mill and carries traffic across War Eagle Creek.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Ritrovata, the laboratory that adjoins the Cineteca.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Superintendent Brenda Cassellius also joins in on the fun.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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But if Jones joins Purdy on the list of inactives come Sunday, San Francisco will certainly find themselves in a tricky situation at the quarterback position for Week 6.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Others have expressed their frustration at how Collinsworth seems to be over-the-top with his accolades for Mahomes.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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In other hands, this would cue a standard disease-of-the-week weepie, but Coixet keeps the tone lightly wistful and wise, and trains her attention ever more minutely on Rohrwacher, who along with her character, seems to blossom gradually under this steady gaze.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The film’s basic plot resembles that of many traditional sports biopics.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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Labubu is a doll that resembles a monster, featuring a large head, sharp teeth, and prominent eyes.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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Shen notes that gonorrhea can also spread to the eyes if a person touches them after making contact with infected areas, leading to redness, pain and discharge.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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The doc briefly touches on the importance to Ozzy of reuniting with Black Sabbath during his final show after he was originally fired from the band in 1979 due to his substance abuse issues.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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But Hawley flanks the familiar creature from the movies with a variety of new monsters that get unleashed in the Maginot crash.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Verges (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verges%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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