perilously
Americanadverb
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Traffic cones are set back from the crater, which appears to be perilously close to swallowing the house's double garage.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
His buddy was an easy mark, wearing pants in a color perilously close to fuchsia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
When he’s unsteady, every leap is perilously close to a free fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The get-rich ethos that defines our time may be only rivaled by our perilously tantalizing obsession with vengeance.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
An explosion goes off, perilously close to a cluster of dry-looking leaves and branches.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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