Thesaurus results for VERGED (ON)

verged (on)

verb

past tense of verge (on)

as in joined

to be adjacent to our land verges on a wildlife refuge

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as in touched (on)

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

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SpaceX has already joined benchmark indexes offered by FTSE Russell and MSCI, two other major index providers.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Yeon and Ryu ultimately spent four years writing the scripts for the series’ eight episodes, culminating in a 2024 writers’ retreat in Seoul joined by Katayama.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

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The plan to give noncitizens the right to vote in city and school board elections seemed to have momentum, until the council abruptly reversed course.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Ronaldo had also seemed to get that first knockout goal just minutes earlier, but he was called offside.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

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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
Though the properties cannot be structurally adjoined, the 500-square-foot studio serves as ideal guest quarters or office space next to the primary 3,000-square-foot loft.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 June 2026

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The company has mostly neutral ratings, flanked by bears and bulls.

— Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
What distinguishes Union County from a standard addiction narrative is that Poulter and Centineo are flanked by nonactors, the overall effect hovering somewhere between fiction and nonfiction.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 July 2026

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The controversial issue that arose on July 8 surrounded a police interview with Robinson’s roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 July 2026
Recently released pictures show his coffin next arriving in Karbala, surrounded by masses of people.

— Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026

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