as in adjacent
having a border in common
the two brothers bought verging properties
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Adjective
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The Beak and Barrel will be adjacent to the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction in Adventureland and serve drinks and food to hungry swashbucklers and their crews.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
14 July 2025 -
Today, Murph is adjacent to contemporary country music, has collaborated with many of the genre’s contemporary hitmakers, and, like Morgan Wallen and Jelly Roll, is a white Southern artist singing music that borrows heavily from Black forms like R&B and sonic innovations like trap drums.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The adjoining rooms house showers and hydrotherapy pools, with a sole TV hanging from the wall of the latter.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Local officials urged all residents near the Guadalupe River and adjoining creeks to seek higher ground pending further notice.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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“Verging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verging. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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