as in adjacent
having a border in common
the cows had broken through the fence and were grazing in the adjoining field
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1
as in flanking
to be adjacent to
the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room
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as in adding
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 adjoining
Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Four years after launching, original owners Pat and Bill Schumer purchased a mail-order house kit out of a Sears catalog to expand their shack into a bakery and adjoining gift shop, according to Kelsey.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Police learned the shots came from inside the apartment building, with some residents reporting that shots had been fired through the walls of their units adjoining the man's apartment.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
From adjoining lockers to neighboring spots in stretch lines, the two appear to have quickly developed a kinship.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Four years after launching, original owners Pat and Bill Schumer purchased a mail-order house kit out of a Sears catalog to expand their shack into a bakery and adjoining gift shop, according to Kelsey.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
Police learned the shots came from inside the apartment building, with some residents reporting that shots had been fired through the walls of their units adjoining the man's apartment.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjoining
Adjective
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Some roads and low-lying property including parking lots, parks, lawns, and homes adjacent to the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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On a crowded row of steps in front of the adjacent library, Simcha Cohen was coming to terms with her own complicated feelings.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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In basic multiplayer fashion, there are bottlenecked spaces for ambushes, and everything loops together just fine for flanking.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps most importantly, Pettersson played those minutes while flanking Marcus Pettersson and playing the right side.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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But Setser sees problems with the country’s economic program that won’t go away even if that happens – adding more layers of risk to the US intervention.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Rattler completed 20 of 26 passes for 227 yards while adding another 20 yards scrambling.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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But for those seeking therapies that are more than skin-deep, the nation has also become a destination for patients from India, Pakistan, neighboring Gulf countries, and beyond who are looking to live longer, better lives.—
Lara Setrakian,
semafor.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Starlink missions, by far the most common from Southern California, can be widely seen across the region and even sometimes in neighboring Arizona.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Chapman was a coach in the Yankees' minor league system and ended up joining Boone's major league staff in 2022 as a first base and infield coach.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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And though joining forces for a novel may seem like a unique choice, the pair’s paths have crossed before.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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The electrolyte surrounding the negative electrode contained glucose and active riboflavin, while the positive side used either potassium ferricyanide or oxygen.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Identifying victims’ remains has been a slow process because bodies can be recovered only when the surrounding area is declared safe from explosives.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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With enough practice, the siblings learned to cross the entire yard without touching the ground by climbing trunks and swinging between branches.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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So what does that mean for a character like Cate, who could potentially push without touching anyone?—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Infinite Outdoors will continue to reach out to landowners abutting public lands to gain access.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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Surveillance video from at least one hotel abutting the alleyway showed Sanchez grabbing Tole and throwing him up against a wall.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Adjoining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoining. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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