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as in joins
to be adjacent to
the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room
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as in adds
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 adjoins
Investigators say the hiker became stranded after getting lost in the Sampson Mountain Wilderness section of Cherokee National Forest, which adjoins national forests in Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
In the bathroom that adjoins the home gym, a soft-pink marble steals the show.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
The dining room adjoins the kitchen in classic Victorian style, creating a fluid, convivial space.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2026
The city is building a pedestrian and bike bridge from the River Market to the Riverfront that adjoins the streetcar tracks.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
The new building Musk posted about is in nearby Southaven, Mississippi, and adjoins the Colossus 2 facility, the Information reported earlier Tuesday, citing property records and a person familiar with the project.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
An impressive fitness center adjoins the spa.
—Susan Barnes, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
The Railroader Printing House adjoins the Park Square Court building, which was once slated by Madison Equities to be converted into apartments or a Marriott hotel.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
This formal living room adjoins a dining area so the space can accommodate a large gathering.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
In the bathroom that adjoins the home gym, a soft-pink marble steals the show.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
The dining room adjoins the kitchen in classic Victorian style, creating a fluid, convivial space.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2026
The city is building a pedestrian and bike bridge from the River Market to the Riverfront that adjoins the streetcar tracks.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
The new building Musk posted about is in nearby Southaven, Mississippi, and adjoins the Colossus 2 facility, the Information reported earlier Tuesday, citing property records and a person familiar with the project.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
An impressive fitness center adjoins the spa.
—Susan Barnes, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
The Railroader Printing House adjoins the Park Square Court building, which was once slated by Madison Equities to be converted into apartments or a Marriott hotel.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
This formal living room adjoins a dining area so the space can accommodate a large gathering.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjoins
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Kitana joins our heroes, secretly undermining her adoptive demon father Shao Kahn.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Gosling’s Holland March reluctantly joins with Crowe’s Jackson Healy, an enforcer, on a missing girl case.—
Jake Coyle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The constantly evolving display of colors and textures adds life to your landscape while supporting biodiversity.—
Ann Hinga Klein,
Martha Stewart,
28 Apr. 2026
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The formation’s long academic history adds another layer.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The estate abuts Lake Washington and features 310 feet of private shoreline.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
2 May 2026
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Shoshani has worked with the city’s Omni Community Redevelopment Agency, which has helped subsidize two workforce and affordable apartment towers by his NR Investments firm in that district, which abuts Overtown.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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But as the rover attempted to pull out its drill arm, the rock came up with it, having gotten lodged onto the sleeve that surrounds the tool’s bit.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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Set the scene The hotel’s name comes from the beach grass that surrounds it—perhaps your first clue as to how this summertime escape sits harmoniously among its Long Island coast setting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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The French brand spent two years scouting its Shanghai home, which currently neighbors a Louis Vuitton pop-up.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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The park flanks a tiny stretch of Table Rock Lake, a serpentine reservoir with more than 745 miles of shoreline.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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This short out-and-back route is the perfect recovery run, with relatively flat terrain that flanks the river.—
Kristine Thomason,
Outside,
9 Mar. 2026
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Legal work that touches immigration status or physical injury can bring fear to the surface again and again.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Kansas City-area Representatives Sam Graves, who represents a swath of northern Missouri, and Mark Alford, whose district touches the metro and central Missouri, similarly both made statements about the attack.—
Jack Harvel
April 27,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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