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
The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.
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Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
In addition to at-risk workers, neighborhoods abut these industrial zones.
—Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
In our experience, the issue is worse on the southern stretch of the drive, perhaps because it is more lightly traveled than North DuSable Lake Shore Drive, which abuts more densely populated neighborhoods.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Greenwich, a 63,000-population town abutting New York State’s Westchester County, was home to 10 of Connecticut’s 14 billionaires as of 2023.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
In addition to at-risk workers, neighborhoods abut these industrial zones.
—Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
In our experience, the issue is worse on the southern stretch of the drive, perhaps because it is more lightly traveled than North DuSable Lake Shore Drive, which abuts more densely populated neighborhoods.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Greenwich, a 63,000-population town abutting New York State’s Westchester County, was home to 10 of Connecticut’s 14 billionaires as of 2023.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abut
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Two of our neighbors have fences that adjoin ours and which, based on condition, were built around the same time.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, it was reported that Indian troops had joined a military drill with Russian and Belarusian forces near Minsk, days after Russian drones entered Polish and Romanian airspace.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In doing so Story joined an exclusive club and now has a chance to set MLB history.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Conceivable is trying to approach the process more holistically by touching every aspect of the workflow rather than point solutions.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Players must also wait to move until the ball hits the ground or is touched by a returner inside the 20-yard line.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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The last time the warehouse sold, it was flanked by another warehouse and an old brick building, with a stone and slab showroom across the street.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Leo Dell’Orco, head of menswear design; Armani‘s nephew, Andrea Camerana, and Michele Tacchella, business unit director of Giorgio Armani and EA7, were among those flanking the casket and greeting guests.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Prior controversy surrounding its usage can largely be traced back to a 2002 study, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), the results of which have largely been refuted.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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Note the rose gold surrounds of the analog-style gauges.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Still, these Russian systems only form part of the multilayered air defense of either neighboring Gulf state.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Already, Santa Ana leaders have greenlit the 42-acre Related Bristol project to replace the neighboring two shopping centers at Bristol and Sunflower.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Abut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abut. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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