1
as in flanked
to be adjacent to
the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room
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2
as in added
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 adjoined
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
Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjoined
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With Milenkovic flanked by the more mobile Savona and Murillo, Forest can play a much more balanced back three.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Xi was flanked by Putin and Kim, two brutal and aggressive dictators whom many nations would rather shun.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Immigration advocates and Ohio civil rights leaders have added their names to petitions.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The ministry added that Polish forces had also notified Belarusian forces of incoming unidentified aircraft from Ukrainian territory.—
Will Gretsky,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings joined the company’s board in May 2025 after giving more than $20 million to Democrats, including $7 million to a pro-Harris super PAC.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Toni Trucks joined Franklin & Bash in its fourth season as Anita Haskins, a recent law school graduate eager to prove herself.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich laid out that vision for Gaza, saying areas of the enclave must be annexed by Israel and the gates of Gaza opened for Palestinians to leave.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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The closest precedent to today’s standoff was in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The site is surrounded by commercial, residential and light industrial areas, according to the applicant’s submission.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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The fair is an annual reminder that true horology is best appreciated not in isolation but surrounded by the beauty of Geneva and the company of fellow connoisseurs.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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To complete the sequence, Gray returned to his love and lightly touched hands before drinking a potion to join him in eternity.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The scene touched the hearts of viewers and earned rave reviews from critics.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Adjoined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoined. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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