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as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
the southern verge of the national park
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as in to border
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Recent Examples of verge
Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
The hamlet of Oyster Bay, on the North Shore of Long Island, is pleasant, verging on twee.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Ivor checked the verges to the limit of the headlights, his mind gone lurid and blank.
—Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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Noun
Occasionally, as in the obscurity of Legion’s later episodes or the plodding pace of some Fargo plots, this approach can verge on self-indulgence.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
The hamlet of Oyster Bay, on the North Shore of Long Island, is pleasant, verging on twee.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Verb
The film takes a fun detour in the third act into what almost verges into horror territory.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Ivor checked the verges to the limit of the headlights, his mind gone lurid and blank.
—Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verge
Noun
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The strains on international enrollment only add to distress for schools already on the financial brink.—
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
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That Maggie had gone to the very brink of extinguishing Negan.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The attack was widely condemned in the Middle East and beyond as an act that could escalate tensions in a region already on edge.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, edge computing will gain, too.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tusk also said some of the drones had crossed from Belarus, a Kremlin ally that borders both Ukraine and Poland.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Belarus is Russia's closest ally, bordering NATO members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, and has been used as a staging post for Vladimir Putin's aggression in Ukraine.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That situation isn’t unheard of in Idol’s recent history, where Seacrest or the judges have inked new deals just on the cusp of a new season’s production beginning.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Aug. 2025
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But Oliver is right on the cusp of being the kind of artist who can move units and get away with just using his first name.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For years, cybersecurity focused on perimeter defenses.—
Max Silber,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The percentage indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Empress Tavern, the basement-level restaurant adjoining the theater which shut down during the pandemic, reopened this spring for private events and concerts hosted by a local nonprofit.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The whisky opens with the scent of dark cherries, raisins, and Brazil-nut toffee, touched with marzipan and date caramel.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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To complete the sequence, Gray returned to his love and lightly touched hands before drinking a potion to join him in eternity.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fill empty spaces with more soil to ensure the edging is compact.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Aug. 2025
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Creeping speedwell makes a great lawn substitute and works well between pavers or as an edging along pathways.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Verge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verge. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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