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verging

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verb

present participle of verge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for verging
Adjective
  • Prosecutors say a fair trial would be impossible not only in this mountain community of fewer than 22,000 people, but also any other adjacent county because the suspect and victim were both well known.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Gary Housing Authority, which owns the schools, and the city of Gary are completing state and federal approvals for the demolition of Emerson and Horace Mann, and two adjacent vacant elementaries, Spaulding and Vohr.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ceylon Tea Trails are a series of bungalow’s tucked into Sri Lanka’s tea region bordering the Central Highlands UNESCO World Heritage site.
    Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Forests neighboring beloved places like the Appalachian Trail, Lake Tahoe, and the White Mountains as well as those bordering Rocky Mountain, Glacier, Olympic and Yellowstone national parks, will all be opened to development.
    Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Soliman worked as a freelance journalist covering pro-democracy revolts in Egypt and neighboring Libya.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Still, in March, a collision alarm sounded in the cockpit of a Delta Air Lines jet when Air Force jets conducting a flyover at Arlington National Cemetery got too close, and in May, an Army helicopter circling the neighboring Pentagon, caused two passenger jets to abort landings.
    Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Empress Tavern, the basement-level restaurant adjoining the theater which shut down during the pandemic, reopened this spring for private events and concerts hosted by a local nonprofit.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • By 1938, the Netherlands had a 1,170-mile main-road network, 866 miles of which had adjoining cycleways.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Saturday’s forecast for Columbia calls for high heat and humidity, with temperature perhaps touching 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Even Roki Sasaki seemed to find some velocity in his most recent outing in the minors, touching 100 mph several times.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Verging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verging. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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