Thesaurus results for BRINK

brink

noun

ˈbriŋk

Definition of brink next

as in verge

an interval of time just before the onset of something was at the brink of death when the rescuers arrived

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Recent Examples of brink Most Americans have health insurance, but that doesn't ease fears of a medical emergency pushing them to the financial brink, a study shows. —

Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2026 But with the Trojans on the very brink of the tournament bubble, time is quickly running out on that possibility. —

Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026 Ironically, a hiring surge of factotums has helped push San Diego to the financial brink. —

Kate Callen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026 Hospitals that held the line for the poorest and sickest — pushed past their brink by the pandemic — have closed at disproportionate rates, leaving entire regions with deeper vacuums of care. —

Jennifer W. Tsai, STAT, 18 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brink

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verge

Noun

The series tracks the pair’s investment in Wrexham AFC, a once-downtrodden team in Wales that has since risen to the verge of a promotion to the Premier League, the highest tier of British pro soccer.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 June 2026
Spirits ran high for most of the night at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium as Austria and Algeria faced off, both on the verge of punching their tickets to the next round of the global tournament.

— Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026