as in proximity
the state or condition of being near
environmentalists are concerned about the proposed shopping plaza's adjacency to the river
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Recent Examples of adjacency
Aided by strategic adjacencies between public areas and supporting spaces, the flow of staff and equipment must be fluid and—especially at this price point—virtually invisible.
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Monica Cuervo, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
While Intel’s server processor business has benefited from the shift to the cloud, the firm has also been expanding into new adjacencies as the personal computer market has stagnated.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Look for skill adjacencies—skills related to your current role that are becoming more valuable with AI integration.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Such adjacency to vegetation — especially in regions like the arid Western US, which is prone to fires — directly increases a city’s risk because blazes that typically begin in brush and shrubbery can move quickly through abundant fuel sources.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Monica Cuervo, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
While Intel’s server processor business has benefited from the shift to the cloud, the firm has also been expanding into new adjacencies as the personal computer market has stagnated.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Look for skill adjacencies—skills related to your current role that are becoming more valuable with AI integration.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Such adjacency to vegetation — especially in regions like the arid Western US, which is prone to fires — directly increases a city’s risk because blazes that typically begin in brush and shrubbery can move quickly through abundant fuel sources.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjacency
proximity
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 June 2025
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They are ordered most likely to least likely based on their proximity to the center of the auroral oval and how much of each state is within or near the view line.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
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“Adjacency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjacency. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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