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verges (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of verge (on)

as in adjoins

to be adjacent to our land verges on a wildlife refuge

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as in touches (on)

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

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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, 9 Aug. 2026
Century Boulevard adjoins Hollywood Park, SoFi Stadium, Intuit Dome and more.

— Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

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The water tower joins two other places on the estate — the Gardens House, which sleeps eight, and the Folly, which sleeps six — that are available to rent.

— Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Tromp, familiar to National League rival Atlanta Braves fans from his multiple stints there, joins the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

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Before every inning, the right-hander finds a focal point in the stadium, generally something that resembles a zero.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Instead, generative AI is stringing words together in a probabilistic way that closely resembles human writing.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of resembles

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Reform touches the activity because that is what a university can change on its own authority.

— Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The metal carrying the electric age Copper is hardly exotic, but no other mineral on this list touches as many parts of the modern economy.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

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