VERGED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

verged

verb

past tense of verge

as in bordered

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Its east, home to the kingdom's oil fields, is bordered by the Persian Gulf — all that separates Saudi Arabia from longtime foe Iran.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Two of the world’s most strategic maritime chokepoints, the Suez Canal and the Bab el Mandeb Strait, are bordered by African shores.

— Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

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Then, another 20-year-old man, Daktari Rose Deacon, of Hyde Park, left a bathroom that adjoined the bedroom, according to police, who searched the bathroom and found another loaded firearm with an extended magazine.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.

— Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026

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Someone else touched his face and a clean tong without washing hands between those two actions.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an ultrathin, flexible electronic skin that lights up when touched, revealing exactly where pressure is being applied and how much, sort of like a skin with a screen.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026

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