looking down (on)

verb

present participle of look down (on)
as in looking (toward)

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  1. neighboring
  2. adjoining
  3. bordering
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  • In Keyport, New Jersey, a community's residents gathered to learn more about an investigation into contaminants found at an industrial park and neighboring former landfill and whether the contaminants could be affecting their air and water.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The deal came as Washington increased pressure on neighboring Rwanda over its support for M23 rebels, a dynamic analysts say may help explain Congo’s willingness to cooperate.
    — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of neighboring
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  • Undeterred, the three friends bought the hotel and adjoining property for $3 million and have since spent over $10 million on renovations and redesign.
    — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The film could use a few more such colorful secondary strands adjoining the main conflict, though one subplot involving a maybe-romance between two jaded journalists assigned to the summit is oddly framed and abruptly dropped.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjoining
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  • Ukraine’s neighbors are on alert Russia’s relentless onslaught has spooked other European countries, especially those bordering Ukraine, which fear spreading attacks from Moscow.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Here, on the eastern side of Mount Desert Island and bordering Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine, offers a quintessential seaside escape with small-town charm and beautiful nature.
    — Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of bordering
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“Looking down (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20down%20%28on%29. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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