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as in adjacent
having a border in common
for two nations that are conterminous from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the U.S. and Canada have had remarkably little strife
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as in coinciding
occupying the same space
the county and the school district are conterminous
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Recent Examples of conterminous
While there is no suggestion that deposit insurance might be abolished, the FDIC has become so conterminous with the concept that (unfounded) worries were quickly raised on social media about the safety of money in banks.
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Felix Salmon, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
The temperature outlook predicts enhanced probabilities of above normal temperatures over much of the western conterminous U.S.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 1 Feb. 2024
In 1999, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service listed the species as threatened throughout the conterminous United States under the Endangered Species List.
—Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 18 Apr. 2023
The italicization is important: A poet more iconic, more conterminous with the idea of America cannot be easily found.
—Neel Mukherjee, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
Australia, the island continent, is roughly the same size as the conterminous United States.
—Patrick D. Nunn, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2018
Felix Salmon, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
The temperature outlook predicts enhanced probabilities of above normal temperatures over much of the western conterminous U.S.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 1 Feb. 2024
In 1999, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service listed the species as threatened throughout the conterminous United States under the Endangered Species List.
—Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 18 Apr. 2023
The italicization is important: A poet more iconic, more conterminous with the idea of America cannot be easily found.
—Neel Mukherjee, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
Australia, the island continent, is roughly the same size as the conterminous United States.
—Patrick D. Nunn, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conterminous
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Trains, buses and the Metrorail will drop fans off at the Miami Intermodal Center, which is adjacent to Miami International Airport and across the street from the stadium grounds.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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An arsonist targeted an insurance agency office adjacent to a landmark Fruitvale district Mexican restaurant early Friday, and although the business was gutted by flames, firefighters were able to prevent the blaze from spreading to the restaurant, officials said.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But it is also engaged in its most severe fighting in decades with neighboring Afghanistan, a conflict that has been largely overshadowed by the war in the Middle East.—
Marin Scott,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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The shift also orphaned blocs of conservatives swept into neighboring districts long held by Democrats, turning the seats a lighter shade of blue, but blue nonetheless.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Regional banks bounced a bit, still down a couple percent on the week, as Thursday’s flush lower amid a few separate but coincident credit hiccups exacerbated underlying unease with the opaque and possibly lax lending across private credit and among smaller commercial banks.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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The coincident new Moon contributes no light pollution, making 2025 ideal for Orionid viewing.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
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For larger groups or families, the already massive two-bedroom penthouse can become a three-bedroom behemoth thanks to an optional adjoining suite.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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An adjoining lounge area spills out to a terrace with a fire pit and the lush garden beyond.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2026
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The underlying facts of the case are still to be ruled on, but the partial ruling on Friday was a big win for immigration advocates who had been fighting to shut down the controversial site.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Kansas City Chiefs’ planned $3 billion stadium in Wyandotte County cleared a major hurdle on Friday, when the Kansas Legislature passed a bill creating a sports authority and renewing the underlying incentive program that will finance the megaproject.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Over 30 million Kurds live in a contiguous area across Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey, which is divided by external borders and historic internal differences.—
March 25,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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In a nation that is roughly the size of the contiguous US and can require endurance travel, Paraty is only about a 45-minute helicopter ride, or a four-hour drive, from both São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.—
Stephanie Rafanelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Mar. 2026
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Its dealers also have non-overlapping territories, which reduces competition, according to the complaints.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the 1800s, for example, the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel used the term Zeitgeist—the spirit of times—to refer to such ubiquitous and overlapping influences that operate across both macro and micro levels.—
Maria Balaska,
Time,
20 Dec. 2025
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Politics are so digital at this point that the images saved on your phone are seen as coterminous with your personal beliefs.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 July 2025
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While colonial administrators imagined the West to be home to progress, order, and economic development, all of which were imagined as coterminous with whiteness, the East was imagined as its opposite.—
Zachariah Mampilly,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Conterminous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conterminous. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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