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
Due to its close adjacency to water, the house’s steel and masonry components are under more threat of decline over time than in a standard countryside retreat.
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
But it isn't engineered to dynamically interpret workforce capability, identify skill adjacencies or surface timely career transitions.
—Saurabh Jain, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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.
—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
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
But it isn't engineered to dynamically interpret workforce capability, identify skill adjacencies or surface timely career transitions.
—Saurabh Jain, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjacency
proximity
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Far fewer invested in training leaders to evaluate people based on output, not proximity.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2025
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“Adjacency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjacency. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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