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
The flames soon spread to two adjoining row frame buildings, FDNY officials said.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
From today it can be found in the room adjoining Mark Rothko’s iconic Seagram Murals, enabling the public to see two of America’s greatest modern painters in dialogue with each other.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Plans called for a tent city adjoining that migrant facility to be built that could house the numbers mentioned by Trump and other senior administration officials.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2025
Skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows fill its sunken lounge adjoining the dining area with natural light, next to a striking monolithic 24-inch-thick rammed earth wall.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2025
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
From today it can be found in the room adjoining Mark Rothko’s iconic Seagram Murals, enabling the public to see two of America’s greatest modern painters in dialogue with each other.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Plans called for a tent city adjoining that migrant facility to be built that could house the numbers mentioned by Trump and other senior administration officials.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2025
Skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows fill its sunken lounge adjoining the dining area with natural light, next to a striking monolithic 24-inch-thick rammed earth wall.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2025
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Korir, who won last year’s Chicago Marathon, joins his older brother Wesley as a winner of the Boston Marathon, the first siblings to do so.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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In Denmark, people are suddenly joining the Home Guard, a branch of the military.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
21 Apr. 2025
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New production adds just a few hundred fresh vehicles a month.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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As for the game Monday, the Panthers led 3-1 with 6:06 left in the second period after Sam Reinhart scored twice and Carter Verhaeghe added a goal, his third goal in as many games played.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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The life-sized, guitar-wielding cutout stood on a platform center stage, flanked by the choir Boone enlisted for the powerful rendition.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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My 15-minute ride from the airport zipped past fields of bamboo stalks to Rosewood Miyakojima, flanked by an ocean of distinct blues.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Kremlin illegally annexed the southern region of Crimea in 2014 and, since its full-scale invasion, has partially occupied the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2025
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In 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and other Western leaders, aiming to avoid war, permitted Adolf Hitler to annex the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia through the Munich Agreement—without Czech consent.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The queen of the kitchen is adding a dash of spice to the narrative surrounding Duchess Meghan's Netflix show.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The situation surrounding Saints' veteran Derek Carr has led to many questions over the past several weeks.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The landmark’s name officially changed from Marysville Buttes to Sutter Buttes in 1949, recognizing its location in Sutter County, as opposed to its relation to Marysville in neighboring Yuba County.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Despite a growing economy and tax base, the state currently spends almost $5,000 less per student than the national average and trails behind neighboring South Carolina and Virginia.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2025
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Since the fiddle is so approachable, every hand that touches it has the ability to impact its sound.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Use my convening power, use my platform as mayor, and then use my pulpit to convene everyone in the city who will touch economic development.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Adjoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoin. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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