as in adjoined
to be adjacent to
our land abuts a nature preserve, so we see a lot of wildlife
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Recent Examples of abutted
Photos from the scene show a blue Omniride bus abutted against a red Fairfax Connector.
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Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Leslie Hairston, a former City Council colleague of Preckwinkle’s whose South Side ward abutted hers, said Preckwinkle’s scholarly disposition shouldn’t be mistaken for indifference.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Maps show Springwood Road is a residential street and the single family homes are abutted by forest land.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
Behind Huffman was a muddy creek bordered by an earthen levee that abutted the backyards of dozens of homes on Vendola Drive.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
An arsenal of throw pillows abutted enough foldable bed frames to sleep an army regiment.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
It was originally designed to settle disputes over land boundaries with the forest service and private owners whose land abutted the national forest.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
The 350,000 acres that make up Singita Grumeti, for instance, were carved from former hunting grounds that abutted the western edge of the gargantuan Serengeti National Park, where well over a hundred safari groups operate.
—Joel Lovell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2017
Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Leslie Hairston, a former City Council colleague of Preckwinkle’s whose South Side ward abutted hers, said Preckwinkle’s scholarly disposition shouldn’t be mistaken for indifference.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Maps show Springwood Road is a residential street and the single family homes are abutted by forest land.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
Behind Huffman was a muddy creek bordered by an earthen levee that abutted the backyards of dozens of homes on Vendola Drive.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
An arsenal of throw pillows abutted enough foldable bed frames to sleep an army regiment.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
It was originally designed to settle disputes over land boundaries with the forest service and private owners whose land abutted the national forest.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
The 350,000 acres that make up Singita Grumeti, for instance, were carved from former hunting grounds that abutted the western edge of the gargantuan Serengeti National Park, where well over a hundred safari groups operate.
—Joel Lovell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abutted
Verb
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Though the properties cannot be structurally adjoined, the 500-square-foot studio serves as ideal guest quarters or office space next to the primary 3,000-square-foot loft.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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The two beds can also be adjoined into a single double bed with an optional kit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
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Among them was the head of a 10th-century stone Buddha and two kneeling figures that famously flanked the entrance of the Met’s Southeast Asian galleries.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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While more than a half dozen Democratic state lawmakers flanked Pritzker on Tuesday, the signing ceremony came shortly after another prominent statewide official of the governor’s own party took issue with funding cuts to his office.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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The Independent Film and Television Alliance, which joined in the June 8 letter, argued that the proposal will affect indie producers as well as major studios.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Jordin Canada, Naz Hillmon, Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard joined Reese in the scoring parade, combining for a ridiculous 89 points.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Astronomers have used a technique called echo mapping to detect hints that supermassive black holes, such as the cosmic titan at the heart of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), are surrounded by dense clouds and clusters of dark matter.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
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Tucked away on the grounds of Kensington Palace stands Nottingham Cottage, a two-bedroom, 1,324 square-foot Victorian home surrounded by greenery.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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