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verge

[vurj] / vɜrdʒ /
NOUN
extremity, limit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brink edge fringe threshold
STRONG
border borderline boundary brim extreme hem lip margin point rim selvage skirt terminus
Antonyms
STRONGEST
center inside interior middle
VERB
come near
Synonyms
STRONG
abut adjoin approach border bound communicate edge end fringe hem incline join lean line march margin neighbor outline rim skirt surround tend touch trench trend
WEAK
be on the edge brink on butt on gravitate toward
Antonyms
STRONG
center leave let go
WEAK
retreat

Example Sentences

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The league is on the verge of locking out its officials for the first time since 2012, when it used sub-standard replacement referees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The A.I. bubble might finally be on the verge of popping.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

As the mobster Hyman Roth and Michael Corleone plot to take over even more of a Cuba on the verge of revolution, Roth says:

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

He’s on the verge of a three-quarter-life crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Ethan is staring at me and I realize my eyes are all welled up with tears, ’cause I’m on the verge of crying.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.