as in to join
to be adjacent to
the baseball field neighbors a parking lot
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Recent Examples of neighbor
Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Marilyn Gooch was already skeptical about one of her newest neighbors, xAI’s supercomputing facility, when her cousin walked across the street in June with a blue mailer from the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce.
—Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2025
Betsy Joles, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
Snowden’s was built on land that George Snowden purchased from industrialist and philanthropist Charles Deering in the 1920s neighboring the Deering Estate in Pametto Bay (the property, now a museum, was Deering’s winter home).
—Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Avoid sun exposure: Stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Marilyn Gooch was already skeptical about one of her newest neighbors, xAI’s supercomputing facility, when her cousin walked across the street in June with a blue mailer from the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce.
—Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
The boom has materialized thanks to an overabundance of solar panels available from neighboring China, which has been steadily ramping up its production of solar technology.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
Snowden’s was built on land that George Snowden purchased from industrialist and philanthropist Charles Deering in the 1920s neighboring the Deering Estate in Pametto Bay (the property, now a museum, was Deering’s winter home).
—Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighbor
Verb
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After that, Trump would join Putin and Zelenskyy for a discussion aimed at pushingthe two warring sides closer together.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Under the terms of the agreements, Kutcher will join Soho House’s board of directors.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
19 Aug. 2025
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Later her younger brother, Vilayat, feeling much the same way, volunteered for minesweeper duty.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Authorities accused Smollett of paying the brothers $3,500 for the attack, which Smollett and his attorneys vehemently denied at the time and still say is untrue.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Most snakebites occur when a rattlesnake is handled or accidentally touched by someone walking or climbing, according to the U.S. Forest Service.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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The forum later said they were profoundly touched by her visit.—
Bonny Chu , Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Dillon Gabriel, a fellow rookie, is expected to be placed ahead of Sanders as well.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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But July saw the lowest grain exports for that month since 2008, according to Peter Frankopan, associate fellow on Russia and Eurasia at International Institute for Strategic Studies, who attributed it to intensifying climate volatility.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 Aug. 2025
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The true gathering place, though, is the adjoining eat-in kitchen, where houseplants and leafy arrangements foraged from around the property underscore the indoor-outdoor connection that’s so carefully woven through the home.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
11 Aug. 2025
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The original hotel was upgraded from a four star property to a five star a few years ago including the adjoining gym and restaurants spaces.—
Alissa Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Verb
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After warmly greeting the Russian president, whose full-scale invasion of Ukraine has so far left more than a million people dead and injured, a US B-2 stealth bomber, flanked by fighter jets, roared overhead.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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The event kicked off with both leaders stepping from their respective aircrafts and walking down a red carpet flanked by F-22 fighters and greeting each other before taking part in a photo opportunity.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Jazmin Lopez's 5-year-old daughter, center, is surrounded by her big brother, Ian, and his friends walking her to class.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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With its sunny climate, rocky cliffs and plethora of beaches, the Mediterranean coastline surrounding Alicante is one of Spain’s tourist hotspots.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Neighbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighbor. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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