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
Maps show Springwood Road is a residential street and the single family homes are abutted by forest land.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abutted
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Both intend to make new stadiums the striking centrepiece of wider developments, adjoined to large fan zones and commercial opportunities.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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The star top note is sweet green tea, which is flanked by powdery freesia and warm amber.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2026
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The fireplace is flanked by two bright yellow seating nooks that face the extra-large baby-blue bookshelves, Saba’s favorite area of the home.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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Researchers from multiple state departments and institutions joined forces over the summer to excavate Stewart Ranch, a remote historic site in eastern Oregon's Grant County.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The movie played at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and caught the eye of Tom Cruise, who joined as an executive producer and secured an 800-theater wide release with an Oscar push.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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Saint Ann’s, an elite private school that charges roughly $60,000 a year in tuition and is known for high Ivy League acceptance rates and attendees that include celebrities, artists and Wall Street executives, has been surrounded by scandal for nearly two years.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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The makeshift detention center, surrounded by chain-link fences, had detainees sleeping on brown bunk beds under bright, perpetual fluorescent lights.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Abutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutted. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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