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
Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.
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Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
The Empress Tavern, the basement-level restaurant adjoining the theater which shut down during the pandemic, reopened this spring for private events and concerts hosted by a local nonprofit.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Grab Afternoon Tea Stop into Heritage Bakery & Cafe, a cozy spot that adjoins Harrisonburg's welcome center, to delight in whimsical refreshments served on delicate china.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
The southeast Michigan parks operator acquired the dam to maintain the approximately 250-acre water impoundment behind it and adjoining natural areas for recreational use.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
The Empress Tavern, the basement-level restaurant adjoining the theater which shut down during the pandemic, reopened this spring for private events and concerts hosted by a local nonprofit.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Grab Afternoon Tea Stop into Heritage Bakery & Cafe, a cozy spot that adjoins Harrisonburg's welcome center, to delight in whimsical refreshments served on delicate china.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
The southeast Michigan parks operator acquired the dam to maintain the approximately 250-acre water impoundment behind it and adjoining natural areas for recreational use.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjoin
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States Say Huge Cuts Arbitrary In the new case, the suing states—led by Illinois and joined by California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and others—say DHS responded to Smith’s ruling by abruptly reallocating hundreds of millions of dollars away from them.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Those cuts have left some families who had been hoping to join trials of new treatments scrambling to find other options.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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But she’s perturbed when Emily adds on the allegation about her makeout session, which Gretchen’s fiancé Slade claims to have on tape.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Natisha Hiedeman scored 19 points off the bench and reserve Maria Kliundikova added eight, including a trio of big shots in the fourth.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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In a speech on the subject on the Senate floor in August, the senator was flanked by a placard with images of hemp products in packages mimicking snacks such as Doritos and Oreos.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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On the other juries, director Kibwe Tavares, whose The Kitchen closed the festival in 2023, will preside over the First Feature Competition (Sutherland Award), flanked by Zurich Film Festival head programmer Anja Fröhner and director Nadia Latif (The Man in my Basement).—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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China claims Taiwan as part of its territory despite having never controlled it and has vowed to annex it, by force if necessary.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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This Israeli government has voiced its determination to annex most or all of the occupied West Bank.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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Another snap shows them fast asleep in bed, and the final image captures a young boy lying in front of the altar, surrounded by floral arrangements.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
28 Sep. 2025
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After discussing the circumstances surrounding the making of this particular season finale on a previous episode, Charmed stars Brian Krause and Drew Fuller recapped the episode on their podcast The House of Halliwell.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Authorities identified the shooter as Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, of the neighboring small town of Burton.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers tracked one of the suspects to a house backyard neighboring the Shiner's home and found Jillian armed with a handgun before an officer shot her.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Yet if Love’s last pass had stayed in the air a tick longer, the owner’s feet, at least in a metaphorical sense, may not have touched the ground for a long, long time.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The eye mask is offered in seven colors, feels cool to touch, and is machine washable for easy care.—
L. Daniela Alvarez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Adjoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoin. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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