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on the brink of

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

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Chwalinska had only come through Grand Slam qualifying in two of her previous 14 attempts, but winning nine matches in a row put her on the brink of history.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Market breadth is poor and breadth oscillators are on the brink of sell signals.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

As Ebola spread across West Africa in September 2014, the world was on the brink of catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“Apple may be on the brink of some real AI sizzle,” Reitzes said in a note published Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Aru knew, deep in her bones, that this was where the Kingdom of Death ended: on the brink of new life.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

on the brink of

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