as in to join
to be adjacent to
the baseball field neighbors a parking lot
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Recent Examples of neighbor
Katie Langford, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Its neighbor is a whole new world.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Forests neighboring beloved places like the Appalachian Trail, Lake Tahoe, and the White Mountains as well as those bordering Rocky Mountain, Glacier, Olympic and Yellowstone national parks, will all be opened to development.
—Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The neighbor pulled out two guns to protect them, Ethan said.
—Katie Langford, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Its neighbor is a whole new world.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
Missile and drone violations have also occurred in neighboring Moldova, which is not a NATO member.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Forests neighboring beloved places like the Appalachian Trail, Lake Tahoe, and the White Mountains as well as those bordering Rocky Mountain, Glacier, Olympic and Yellowstone national parks, will all be opened to development.
—Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighbor
Verb
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On Tuesday, it was reported that Indian troops had joined a military drill with Russian and Belarusian forces near Minsk, days after Russian drones entered Polish and Romanian airspace.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In doing so Story joined an exclusive club and now has a chance to set MLB history.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Along with Demi Lovato, the brothers will executive produce the Disney Channel Original Movie.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Directed by twin brothers Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, Bring Her Back stars Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Philips, Sally–Anne Upton, Stephen Philips, Mischa Heywood and Sally Hawkins.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Conceivable is trying to approach the process more holistically by touching every aspect of the workflow rather than point solutions.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Players must also wait to move until the ball hits the ground or is touched by a returner inside the 20-yard line.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Stolen from the Yankees in the Rule 5 Draft less than a year earlier, the rookie found himself on the mound for the bottom of the ninth, just as veteran teammate and fellow ex-Yankee Adam Ottavino predicted.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Hasan Alhasan, senior fellow for Middle East Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Bahrain, said Gulf states haven’t previously significantly participated in proceedings against Israel at international courts, and that that could change.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Two of our neighbors have fences that adjoin ours and which, based on condition, were built around the same time.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The carriage procession through the estate was flanked by 80 soldiers from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, forming the Sovereign's escort.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement King Charles III was seated next to Trump, the pair flanked by Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Prior controversy surrounding its usage can largely be traced back to a 2002 study, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), the results of which have largely been refuted.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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Note the rose gold surrounds of the analog-style gauges.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Neighbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighbor. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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