1
as in adjoining
to be adjacent to
our land verges on a wildlife refuge
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2
as in touching (on)
to come very close to being
a comment that verged on an insult
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verging (on)
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Extend a small bedroom When confronted with a room adjoining a small patio space, try combining them!—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026 -
Among the bottles on Avra Madison’s list is Anseillan, a wine from the estate adjoining Château Lafite Rothschild, which is owned by DBR Lafite and is made by the same team.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
12 Apr. 2026
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Consider joining a support group to help with coping strategies.—
Helen Dennis,
Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Ultrawealthy buyers increasingly bypass the open market, instead joining developers’ private waitlists months or years in advance before a home even breaks ground.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Born at the zoo in 2024, Neukgu is a third-generation descendent of a group of wolves brought from Russia in 2008 as part of a project to reintroduce wolves resembling those that lived in the Korean wild before going extinct in the 1960s.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Hegseth’s minute-long prayer closely followed those scripts, with only the last two lines resembling language from the Bible.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Bieber had stepped onto a smaller stage, more sharply circular than the first, and two acoustic guitarists came to sit on either side of him, flanking him like twin cherubs attentive at their harps.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Two matching planters flanking the front door create symmetry that anchors the whole look.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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Chavez-DeRemer’s departure came as several controversies were surrounding her, her office and her family members.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2026
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The surrounding counties' mass transit systems are also putting on special runs either into the city or to connecting points with PRT, all focused on getting you to the ideal draft location.—
John Shumway,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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One of the officers appears to be touching the driver’s side window when the car begins to back up and turn, hitting a vehicle behind it.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
14 Apr. 2026
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Cook until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh, without touching the bone, registers 165 degrees, about 30 minutes.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Xinjiang has long been a touchy issue in neighboring Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country of 20 million people that relies on China as a major trading partner.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Robeson Community College in rural North Carolina received $24 million, and neighboring Bladen Community College got $12 million.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Verging (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verging%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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