Thesaurus results for VERGING (ON)

verging (on)

verb

present participle of verge (on)

as in adjoining

to be adjacent to our land verges on a wildlife refuge

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as in touching (on)

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

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The principal gathering spaces include a great room and adjoining dining room, where a lengthy table is made of trees cleared from the property during construction.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
Safa Muhammad lives in the townhomes adjoining the lot, and attended the open house with some neighbors.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

Definition of adjoining

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The result is a chain of polite, yet simultaneously radical buildings with an exciting contour resembling a mountainous landscape – adding ‘bergen’ in De Bergen!

— Bridget Borgobello July 04, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
The social platform lets millions of users interact through avatars resembling anime characters, animals, robots and humans.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 July 2026

Definition of resembling

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The South African government has backed the Amazon deal, with Communications Minister Solly Malatsi joining Amazon and Herotel representatives to announce the agreement.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 July 2026
New Zealand will consider joining, Prime Minister Christopher ‌Luxon said on Thursday.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 16 July 2026

Definition of joining

Verb

Photos of the room show headpieces on ledges flanking the fireplace about 6 feet off the floor.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
In a clip played right before Jackson took the stage for his last concert on his One More for the Road – The Finale tour, Swift’s surprise video was played on screens flanking the stage.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026

Definition of flanking

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Even the amount of surrounding pavement, neighboring structures, and roof color can influence how much heat the house gains throughout the day.

— Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 17 July 2026
According to Artem, the Russian position consisted of soldiers armed with small arms and radios and supported by a network of observation posts monitoring the surrounding approaches.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of surrounding

Verb

But with returns fraud now touching nearly every corner of retail, the report argues that treating returns as a strategic problem, not just an operational headache, may be the only way to keep it from getting worse.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
And thank you to James for touching all of our lives with your amazing light.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 12 July 2026

Definition of touching

Verb

An Iranian missile and drone attack has killed nine fighters of an Iranian-Kurdish group based in neighboring Iraq, according to an official from the group.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
That victory wasn’t an isolated one, as the much more moderate Mikie Sherrill was elected governor of neighboring New Jersey on a broadly similar affordability pitch.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026

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