neighbor 1 of 2

noun

Definition of neighbornext
as in brother

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verb

as in to join
to be adjacent to the baseball field neighbors a parking lot

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Recent Examples of neighbor
Noun
But maybe next time, take the dog outside the facility and then fling the leavings over the fence into the neighbor's yard like the rest of us. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 The standoff echoes a developing dynamic in California, Arizona’s behemoth neighbor to the west. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
Campus and county police, joined by federal agents and sheriff’s deputies from neighboring counties, maintained a heavy presence as investigators searched for suspects and urged residents to avoid the area. — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Tremors were also felt in neighboring West Nusa Tenggara and parts of southern Sulawesi. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for neighbor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighbor
  1. brother
  2. join
  3. fellow
  4. touch
  5. adjoin
  6. flank
  7. surround
Noun
  • In 2023, her younger brother Jansen died unexpectedly of a heart condition at 28.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Her younger brother, actor Jansen Panettiere, died in February 2023 of aortic valve complications at age 28.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of brother
Verb
  • On Thursday, Parton appeared virtually to accept the Poet’s Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards, one of multiple recent events the country legend joined remotely (she was never scheduled to attend the ACM Honors to appear in person).
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Zhuang decided to leave town in April, joining an exodus of actors and crew from the area.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of join
Noun
  • Eric Lai, a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Asian Law and an expert on Hong Kong’s legal system, said the judgment was significant.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • His project has left him with much more fellow-feeling for the creatures.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of fellow
Verb
  • Allure content director Sophie Panych, whose hair is naturally fine and straight, will occasionally touch things up with a flat iron.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
  • During a subsequent forensic interview at the Children's Protection Center, the teen disclosed that the defendant touched her thigh and torso while tickling her.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of touch
Verb
  • 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 adjoin
Verb
  • The artwork from Steven Moore Antiques is flanked by custom sconces, and the custom sofas are covered in a Larsen fabric.
    — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
  • On the bottom, a USB-C port is flanked by two speaker grilles.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of flank
Verb
  • Planets begin by building cores of rock and metal, which can then pull in hydrogen and helium from the disk of gas and dust surrounding a young star.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Take things up a notch and reserve in advance for Dinner on the Sandbar, a private five-course dinner in the shallows surrounding Little Palm Island.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of surround

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