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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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
Mark Phelan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Make time for the Reims Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site where 33 French kings were crowned, and the adjoining Palais du Tau, a cultural landmark once the Archbishop of Reims’ palace.
—Jennifer Schwartz, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
By 1938, the Netherlands had a 1,170-mile main-road network, 866 miles of which had adjoining cycleways.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Kia retained clunky flat-panel HVAC/audio controls that require you to push a small icon of a fan or a triangle to switch an adjoining set of flat touch points from climate to audio functions and vice versa.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Make time for the Reims Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site where 33 French kings were crowned, and the adjoining Palais du Tau, a cultural landmark once the Archbishop of Reims’ palace.
—Jennifer Schwartz, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
By 1938, the Netherlands had a 1,170-mile main-road network, 866 miles of which had adjoining cycleways.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjoining
Adjective
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Prosecutors say a fair trial would be impossible not only in this mountain community of fewer than 22,000 people, but also any other adjacent county because the suspect and victim were both well known.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Gary Housing Authority, which owns the schools, and the city of Gary are completing state and federal approvals for the demolition of Emerson and Horace Mann, and two adjacent vacant elementaries, Spaulding and Vohr.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Front Entry and Porch Updates Virginia designer Erin Tripodi is a fan of flanking a front door with large, symmetrical planters.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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Outlets including The Hollywood Reporter captured footage of Lena and Werner flanking the Godfather director, holding his hands and posing for photos.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Try these exercises and gradually progress them by adding more resistance, sets, and repetitions over time.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Allen, the reigning NFL MVP, went 33 of 46 with 394 passing yards and two touchdowns, while adding 30 rushing yards and two scores on the ground.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Whether the Supreme Court fires this blast or not, Republicans need to be aware that breaking up majority-minority districts, and dispersing those voters into neighboring districts to dilute their voting power, may well make those neighboring districts less safe for Republican incumbents.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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How the jackpots got so large The first multi-state lottery was started in 1985 by three small states – Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine – which joined together to better compete with neighboring Massachusetts.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Soliman had been swept into custody, joining a record 61,000 people now in ICE detention.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Those traits all kind of culminated in me joining the Kansas City Defender around the time of the protests.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, Florida's Miccosukee Tribe claimed the facility impacted its access to the surrounding area and posed risks to the tribe's food and water supply.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Parts of it would be carved up and grafted onto surrounding Democratic-leaning districts, and a significant portion would be added to a new Latino-majority seat in central Los Angeles County, basically leaving Calvert with a viable district from which to seek reelection.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rafael Nadal was famous for pulling at his shorts, tucking his hair behind his ears, and touching his nose, for example, while Serena Williams was known to bounce her ball a specific number of times (five on the first serve, and two on the second).—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
5 Sep. 2025
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And also as an only child that's touching to see them together.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In Mountain View’s North Bayshore neighborhood, where land abutting Google’s headquarters comes at a premium and the average home is priced close to $2 million, a 100-unit affordable housing development opened its doors this spring.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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Then there was the Democrat congressman from the abutting district, Gerry Studds.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Adjoining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoining. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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