on the edge of

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bordering adj.
almost adv.

ADJECTIVE

bordering

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjacent adjoining neighboring

STRONG

abutting bounding edging near skirting touching

WEAK

next door

Antonyms

STRONGEST

detached separate

WEAK

apart far faraway

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 brink of on the point of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of

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on the edge of

Clients have drifted away from Song Oh-soon's fortune-telling village on the edge of Seoul, preferring online AI-powered divination to the centuries-old prophesying tradition still practised there.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Pilot Al Wallach said conditions were 'right on the edge of even the most specialised aircraft capability'

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

MP Materials, a volatile small-cap since its 2020 special-purpose acquisition company debut, has swung between boom and bust for rare-earth investors but has never teetered on the edge of failure.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

What a drama queen he is to keep the NBA guessing for a month with everyone on the edge of their seats waiting for his latest “decision.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

By now Penelope was perched on the edge of her hay bale.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

on the edge of

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