verge on/upon
phrasal verb
verged on/upon; verging on/upon; verges on/upon
: to come near to being (something)
comedy that verges on farce
His accusations were verging on slander.
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The breathy-stutter GOAT might be ASMR Ceri, whose videos verge on straight-up hyperventilation.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2025
All three actors are strong and believable as siblings with a charred and difficult family past, finding natural notes of grace even when their actions verge on the loathsome.
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Occasionally, there are moments that verge on ironic humor.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Not that Allen wasn’t above poking fun at a friend: In many of their films together, Allen presented Roberts as so cool-headed as to verge on the comically supercilious.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2025
All three actors are strong and believable as siblings with a charred and difficult family past, finding natural notes of grace even when their actions verge on the loathsome.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Occasionally, there are moments that verge on ironic humor.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Not that Allen wasn’t above poking fun at a friend: In many of their films together, Allen presented Roberts as so cool-headed as to verge on the comically supercilious.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Verge on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verge%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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