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on the brink of

ADVERB

almost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually

STRONG

nigh well-nigh

WEAK

about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about near to not far from not quite on the edge of on the point of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of

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on the brink of

With the European Union's second-largest economy on the brink of recession and under pressure to rein in debt, the government has limited scope to appease student protesters through additional spending.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Barcelona stand on the brink of La Liga history, targeting a 10th consecutive victory to start the league season.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Now, the project is on the brink of paying off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

United may not be the force they once were and travel to Italy on the brink of a full-blown crisis after six games without a win, their worst run since 2018-19.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Aru knew, deep in her bones, that this was where the Kingdom of Death ended: on the brink of new life.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

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