as in to adjoin
to be adjacent to
our land abuts a nature preserve, so we see a lot of wildlife
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Recent Examples of abut
Anyone can discover the art of glassblowing at Orbix Hot Glass, a world-class studio set on 26 acres of rolling hills abutting Little River Canyon National Preserve.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
City code also prohibits minors from being out in temporary or permanent entertainment districts, as well as city parks abutting those districts, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
Open all lanes of Idaho 16 directly abutting the intersection, with normal traffic operations.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025
Once a working farm in the time of the gold rush, since 1962 the Greenhorn has been a place where the day is taken at a leisurely pace, where visitors soak in the 600 acres that abuts to 500,000 more acres of public land.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
City code also prohibits minors from being out in temporary or permanent entertainment districts, as well as city parks abutting those districts, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
Open all lanes of Idaho 16 directly abutting the intersection, with normal traffic operations.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025
Once a working farm in the time of the gold rush, since 1962 the Greenhorn has been a place where the day is taken at a leisurely pace, where visitors soak in the 600 acres that abuts to 500,000 more acres of public land.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abut
Verb
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His land holdings included a tobacco farm, orchards, a swampy area adjoining a creek, and his humble family home.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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That’s because the Metro Nashville Council has approved a resolution that could help Metro Nashville Parks acquire approximately 308 more acres of land adjoining the park.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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It is considered one of the greatest offenses ever assembled, as Durant joined forces with sharpshooters Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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But Meredith’s not laughing, and the back-and-forth escalates enough for Captain Jason, who was meant to join the women for dessert, to slip away from the table unnoticed.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Zhao, by contrast, needs eight hours of sleep and doesn’t touch the edit during production.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Traditionally, only men are allowed to touch the poles.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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For his final week, Fortun and her partner decided Manolo deserved to be surrounded by love.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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The team said Trumpy, who was also a broadcaster for several major sporting events, died at his home surrounded by his family.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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He was flanked by Andrea Camerana, the group’s sustainability managing director, and Federico Marchetti, chairman of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Fashion Task Force.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Fitzgerald stands at the center while Gillespie gazes at her, flanked by other musicians.—
Amy Carleton,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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The rising prices of walnuts and almonds helped to offset the declining value of rice in what amounted to a downturn for the agricultural economy of Sutter County, and a slight bump for neighboring Yuba County.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Katerina Vrana lives on an even smaller island neighboring Fourni, Thymaina, with her husband and their three children.—
Sarah McCammon,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Abut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abut. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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