BUTTED (ON OR AGAINST) Synonyms: 28 Similar Words

butted (on or against)

verb

past tense of butt (on or against)

as in joined

to be adjacent to our property butts on a swamp

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Funko’s sales had fallen 22% year over year in the second quarter of 2025, just before Simon joined, and the company had ousted its previous CEO that summer.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Justine Lupe has joined the likes of Mariska Hargitay, Sienna Miller, and more A-listers in proving that wide-leg denim is the style to wear for fall.

— Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

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Then, another 20-year-old man, Daktari Rose Deacon, of Hyde Park, left a bathroom that adjoined the bedroom, according to police, who searched the bathroom and found another loaded firearm with an extended magazine.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.

— Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026

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The MacArthur Causeway, three and a half miles of road between downtown Miami and South Beach, is flanked by two examples of the region’s struggles to build.

— Jay Newman, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Raffaele Rossetti, who has been serving as Pinalli’s chief executive officer since 2018, will lead the retailer’s next phase flanked by Borletti, who will assume the role of chairman of the company that currently employs more than 800 people.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

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Cherished relatives died alone in hospital rooms surrounded by sterile machines and an ever-rotating set of masked medical personnel.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
And at the L’Anse-Pleureuse rest area on Route 198, just outside Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis, the view of a lake surrounded by mountainous terrain is well worth a stop.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

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