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abutting

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verb

present participle of abut

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of abutting
Verb
In Mountain View’s North Bayshore neighborhood, where land abutting Google’s headquarters comes at a premium and the average home is priced close to $2 million, a 100-unit affordable housing development opened its doors this spring. Grace Hase, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025 Then there was the Democrat congressman from the abutting district, Gerry Studds. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025 The nearest properties abutting the project are 124 feet away from its development site, making any potential fires threatening to local property and safety, according to officials. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025 Tucked into the lush foliage abutting the Pacific Ocean, The Estates at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta offers an exclusive retreat for celebrities, billionaires and the ultra-wealthy, who frequent the resort for elite golfing, recreation and entertainment. Paula Conway, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 The furnishings are very spare, with a single couch abutting a desk and computer in the living room. Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025 In abutting New Mexico, state health officials suspect their measles outbreak, with nine people identified, is connected to the Texas cases. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025 This 32-mile stretch of white sand abutting blue-green ocean has long been a haven for Alabama families, as well as folks from all over the country. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025 Officials estimated that the nearest structures to the fire were in an industrial neighborhood abutting the border called Otay Mesa, roughly two miles southwest — still a safe distance, Captain Johnson said. Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abutting
Adjective
  • Prosecutors say a fair trial would be impossible not only in this mountain community of fewer than 22,000 people, but also any other adjacent county because the suspect and victim were both well known.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Gary Housing Authority, which owns the schools, and the city of Gary are completing state and federal approvals for the demolition of Emerson and Horace Mann, and two adjacent vacant elementaries, Spaulding and Vohr.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Empress Tavern, the basement-level restaurant adjoining the theater which shut down during the pandemic, reopened this spring for private events and concerts hosted by a local nonprofit.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • By 1938, the Netherlands had a 1,170-mile main-road network, 866 miles of which had adjoining cycleways.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Whether the Supreme Court fires this blast or not, Republicans need to be aware that breaking up majority-minority districts, and dispersing those voters into neighboring districts to dilute their voting power, may well make those neighboring districts less safe for Republican incumbents.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • How the jackpots got so large The first multi-state lottery was started in 1985 by three small states – Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine – which joined together to better compete with neighboring Massachusetts.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Front Entry and Porch Updates Virginia designer Erin Tripodi is a fan of flanking a front door with large, symmetrical planters.
    Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Outlets including The Hollywood Reporter captured footage of Lena and Werner flanking the Godfather director, holding his hands and posing for photos.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Soliman had been swept into custody, joining a record 61,000 people now in ICE detention.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Those traits all kind of culminated in me joining the Kansas City Defender around the time of the protests.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Additionally, Florida's Miccosukee Tribe claimed the facility impacted its access to the surrounding area and posed risks to the tribe's food and water supply.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Parts of it would be carved up and grafted onto surrounding Democratic-leaning districts, and a significant portion would be added to a new Latino-majority seat in central Los Angeles County, basically leaving Calvert with a viable district from which to seek reelection.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Abutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abutting. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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