as in adjacent
having a border in common
the two brothers bought verging properties
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verging
Adjective
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Bryden is working to spread Cureate locations around her current home base of Northwest Arkansas into adjacent states.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025 -
In a street vacation, the city agrees to relinquish a public right of way or public service easement to an adjacent property owner or owners.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The east side district, bordering the Pointes, includes neighborhoods such as East English Village, Morningside and Jefferson Chalmers.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The county will use the western four acres to build a fire station and the eastern two acres bordering the library for a health clinic.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to kidnappings, the gangs run extortion rings and control access to a key border crossing for commerce between Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The left engine detached from the wing during takeoff, and the plane crashed moments after departure, colliding with structures in the neighboring industrial area to the south of the airport.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Ladd, Laura and Bruce also all have adjoining stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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His land holdings included a tobacco farm, orchards, a swampy area adjoining a creek, and his humble family home.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Participants were asked to move their fingers gently through sand to find a cube hidden beneath the surface, without touching it first.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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What followed quickly went beyond retaliation and was touching civilians in an unexpected, escalating way.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Verging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verging. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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