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
This unique combination enables Catalogue to scale via units and customer LTV, market adjacency, and authentic community integration.
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
These kinds of adjacencies also make capital planning more efficient.
—Achal Singi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The right room adjacencies and the interplay between private and shared spaces are significant.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
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.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
These kinds of adjacencies also make capital planning more efficient.
—Achal Singi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The right room adjacencies and the interplay between private and shared spaces are significant.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
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.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for adjacency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjacency
proximity
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Indeed, compared to 2005’s Broken Flowers, this is a wilfully obscure step back to his deadpan, experimental roots, a gentle, almost deliberately un-film that is best not viewed in too much proximity to the witching hour.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
31 Aug. 2025
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Evacuations were issued to areas near the fire, with officials asking residents close to the blaze to leave due to the effects of smoke and proximity.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Adjacency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjacency. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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