Thesaurus results for ABUT

abut

verb

ə-ˈbət

Definition of abut

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 An abutting creek swamped his property with waters 3 to 4 feet (91 centimeters to 122 centimeters) deep and destroyed the oldest part of the mill next to his home. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 The emerald green lawns of cheaters now abut the crispy brown grass of the rule-followers — defiance that’s visible for all to see. — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 29 July 2026 The third side abutted a street perpendicular to these two, Calle Allende. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026 Directly abutting the northern end of the state beach, the property was purchased last year for $10 million by the Peninsula Open Space Trust, an environmental group based in Palo Alto, from the family of Walter Bridge. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for abut

Recent Examples of Synonyms for abut

Verb

Undeterred, the three friends bought the hotel and adjoining property for $3 million and have since spent over $10 million on renovations and redesign.

— Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
The film could use a few more such colorful secondary strands adjoining the main conflict, though one subplot involving a maybe-romance between two jaded journalists assigned to the summit is oddly framed and abruptly dropped.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjoin

Verb

On Thursday, Parton appeared virtually to accept the Poet’s Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards, one of multiple recent events the country legend joined remotely (she was never scheduled to attend the ACM Honors to appear in person).

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026
Zhuang decided to leave town in April, joining an exodus of actors and crew from the area.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of join

Verb

Allure content director Sophie Panych, whose hair is naturally fine and straight, will occasionally touch things up with a flat iron.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
During a subsequent forensic interview at the Children's Protection Center, the teen disclosed that the defendant touched her thigh and torso while tickling her.

— John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of touch

Verb

Planets begin by building cores of rock and metal, which can then pull in hydrogen and helium from the disk of gas and dust surrounding a young star.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Take things up a notch and reserve in advance for Dinner on the Sandbar, a private five-course dinner in the shallows surrounding Little Palm Island.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026