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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Verb

Undeterred, the three friends bought the hotel and adjoining property for $3 million and have since spent over $10 million on renovations and redesign.

— Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
The film could use a few more such colorful secondary strands adjoining the main conflict, though one subplot involving a maybe-romance between two jaded journalists assigned to the summit is oddly framed and abruptly dropped.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjoining

Verb

Some are placed on a sculpture resembling the Rub el Hizb, an Islamic star shaped like an octagram.

— Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
China has leveraged its manufacturing ecosystem, battery supply chain, rapid product iteration, vertical integration and competitive domestic market to build an EV industry resembling the consumer electronics sector.

— Vincent Yang, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of resembling

Verb

Another day, another instance of Vicki saying something insane about a woman whose only crime was joining her show.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
While star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo’s brothers won’t join him on the Miami Heat’s roster, former Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Vin Baker is joining the two-time NBA MVP in Miami.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of joining

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Rooted in casual elegance, the spring collection introduced a refreshing palette of aquamarine blue, sage green and pink flanking the brand’s distinctive ivories, ecrus and beiges.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Much of the stone used to construct Hadrian’s Wall and its forts and milecastles was recycled over the centuries, but the stone footings largely remain, as do the flanking ditches.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of flanking

Verb

The drama will blend mystery and suspense to revisit the events and legends surrounding a case that involved three unsolved murders, which still captivates people.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
The report, from the Center for Digital Thriving, a research and innovation center at Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, examines the challenges surrounding generative AI use in schools.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of surrounding

Verb

Its stock price has plummeted over 50% in cumulative losses since touching record highs in 2015.

— , CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
To replace a dryer capacitor, unplug the appliance, remove the panels to access the capacitor, safely discharge it by touching the terminals with an insulated tool, unscrew the old capacitor, install a new one, and reassemble the dryer.

— Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of touching

Verb

Malaysia’s haze crisis is being driven largely by forest and peat fires in neighboring Indonesia, made worse by the dry weather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
In preparation for the end of BSAC administration, in 1922 the European minority was given the choice of the territory joining the neighboring Union of South Africa or becoming a British colony with internal self-rule.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

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