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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Cocktails are served at Drink Kong, the sexy, high-concept cocktail bar—its second location in the city—adjoining the property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of adjoining

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The pendants by Apparatus hang over custom nightstands flanking the bed.

— Rembert Browne, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026
Bönan is also overseeing the renovation of Kiton’s six-story townhouse and showroom on East 54th Street in New York, expected to be completed in 2027 to become a new flagship, flanking the existing unit on Madison Avenue.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

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The surrounding business and residential areas temporarily lost power.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
Much like the brand, which leans toward natural fibers and emphasizes sustainability, the focus here is on the surrounding sea and forest.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrounding

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Moore was convicted in 2013 in an unrelated incident of inappropriately touching a 16-year-old boy.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Four years later, that team runs 40% cheaper and 94% of routine employee questions get resolved without a person touching them.

— Billy Biggs, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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The first few days of Riyadh Season have gone ahead with little incident, even if participants were forced to divert to other cities or even neighboring Bahrain or Kuwait before being ferried back to the Saudi capital.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The delivery issues in Broward contrast with those in neighboring Miami-Dade County, where election officials reported no mail delivery problems.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

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