1
as in to join
to be adjacent to
the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room
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2
as in to add
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
after the dictionary writer's talk, the principal adjoined a few remarks about her own love of words
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Recent Examples of adjoin
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.
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Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Worden was found dead later that night in a woodshed adjoining Gein's house, hanging from her heels.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The new department will be located in what was previously Children's Wisconsin's emergency department, where the two hospitals are adjoined.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Her son, later identified as now 30-year-old Martin Caballero-Diaz, was found in the bathroom at the front adjoining home and detained, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Worden was found dead later that night in a woodshed adjoining Gein's house, hanging from her heels.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The new department will be located in what was previously Children's Wisconsin's emergency department, where the two hospitals are adjoined.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Her son, later identified as now 30-year-old Martin Caballero-Diaz, was found in the bathroom at the front adjoining home and detained, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Cheryl Burke Gears Up for Her Return Two-time Mirrorball champion Cheryl Burke will join Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli as a guest judge for Halloween Night.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Graduates complete the program prepared to join the workforce of intelligence professionals.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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After debuting her costume at her Halloween party that night, Klum added another post showing off the full transformation.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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Say the managers see a software provider on the block at a bargain price, and want to add it to a tech portfolio.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Hundreds of police officers and firefighters from different South Florida law-enforcement agencies flanked the entrance to Ryder Trauma Center on Tuesday afternoon.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Rose Garden used to feature a green lawn flanked by elegant magnolias and rows of rosebushes, commissioned by the Kennedys.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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He's explicitly told Israel not to annex the West Bank, where a half-million Jewish settlers live on land Palestinians claim for a future state.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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In this roundabout way, the pledge would redound to China’s benefit, too, as long as Beijing truly does not wish to use force to annex Taiwan.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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For his final week, Fortun and her partner decided Manolo deserved to be surrounded by love.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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The team said Trumpy, who was also a broadcaster for several major sporting events, died at his home surrounded by his family.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The rising prices of walnuts and almonds helped to offset the declining value of rice in what amounted to a downturn for the agricultural economy of Sutter County, and a slight bump for neighboring Yuba County.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Katerina Vrana lives on an even smaller island neighboring Fourni, Thymaina, with her husband and their three children.—
Sarah McCammon,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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As already touched on in the Introduction, Art Forms in Nature almost immediately impacted the visual culture of the early twentieth century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Through it all, Max was there, calling her name and gently touching her arm.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Adjoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoin. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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