butting (on or against)

verb

present participle of butt (on or against)
as in adjoining
to be adjacent to our property butts on a swamp

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butting (on or against)
  1. adjoining
  2. joining
  3. flanking
  4. touching
  5. surrounding
  6. neighboring
Verb
  • The principal gathering spaces include a great room and adjoining dining room, where a lengthy table is made of trees cleared from the property during construction.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
  • Safa Muhammad lives in the townhomes adjoining the lot, and attended the open house with some neighbors.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Definition of adjoining
Verb
  • The South African government has backed the Amazon deal, with Communications Minister Solly Malatsi joining Amazon and Herotel representatives to announce the agreement.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • New Zealand will consider joining, Prime Minister Christopher ‌Luxon said on Thursday.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 16 July 2026
Definition of joining
Verb
  • There’s a massive plant wall flanking one side of the Main Hall, with about 1,200 pots of living greens.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Frame Your Entry A loose hedge and pair of taller shrubs flanking the front door add a layer to this Dallas, Texas, home's curb appeal without detracting from the traditional blue-and-white facade or blocking the view.
    — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
Definition of flanking
Verb
  • In addition to the startling experience of touching the remains of an animal that lived hundreds of millions of years ago, contact with the Mastodonsaurus offers an opportunity to reflect on the future, those involved in the project said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • As a result, the person could control the robotic hand without touching it.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of touching
Verb
  • Even the amount of surrounding pavement, neighboring structures, and roof color can influence how much heat the house gains throughout the day.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 17 July 2026
  • According to Artem, the Russian position consisted of soldiers armed with small arms and radios and supported by a network of observation posts monitoring the surrounding approaches.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of surrounding
Verb
  • An Iranian missile and drone attack has killed nine fighters of an Iranian-Kurdish group based in neighboring Iraq, according to an official from the group.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • That victory wasn’t an isolated one, as the much more moderate Mikie Sherrill was elected governor of neighboring New Jersey on a broadly similar affordability pitch.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of neighboring
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