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
Nidhi’s neighbor Payal had a cocker spaniel named Lucy, who regularly dripped spots of blood onto the driveway. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 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
Verb
The epidemic that started in Mennonite villages in Mexico spread into neighboring Indigenous communities. — Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 The developer of a controversial data center in Saline Township, Michigan, is buying a neighboring golf club. — Elle Meyers, CBS News, 20 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
  • He was told to wait on a bench at the sixth station of the Fujinomiya trail as his father and brother continued their ascent, the report said.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The Metcalf brothers exchanged violent text messages about jumping students, and were documented to have frequently had disciplinary issues at school, according to a motion presented in court.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 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
  • Other than Bessent’s comments, there few details on specific actions, said Jodie Wen, postdoctoral fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS), Tsinghua University.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This month alone, Google DeepMind lost Jeff Dean, the company’s long-time chief scientist and a 27-year veteran, alongside senior fellow Sanjay Ghemawat and researchers Oriol Vinyals and Quoc Le, who left to launch a startup called Discovery Loop.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 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
  • Nearby, a dining area topped with a Noguchi light fixture adjoins a sleek matte black and brass-accented kitchen, which has an expansive island that seats five, integrated appliances, and a walk-in pantry.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of adjoin
Verb
  • In the video, dressed in the workout gear du jour, Miss Piggy lounges while dancers flank her.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Flemish sconces by Visual Comfort flank the leaded window, above a sisal carpet from Textures.
    — Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of flank
Verb
  • Anna Watson’s lighting keeps much of the house just dim enough to make the imagination dangerous, while Tony winner Gareth Fry’s sound design surrounds the audience with ominous noises whose sources aren’t always immediately clear.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Urban said the film was born out of the gap between cultural expectations surrounding motherhood and her own experience after becoming a parent.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of surround

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“Neighbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighbor. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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