Verge on

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Negative Connotation

Often implies a negative quality or outcome is nearly reached or mimicked.

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Your procrastination verges on self-sabotage.

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Intensity Emphasis

Stresses the extreme degree of a particular trait or situation.

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Their cluttered office verged on the chaotic.

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Emotional Impact

Often used to express an emotional response to something extreme or excessive.

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The movie's ending verged on heart-wrenching.

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