Thesaurus results for NEIGHBORED

neighbored

verb

past tense of neighbor

as in adjoined

to be adjacent to the baseball field neighbors a parking lot

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Recent Examples of neighbored Though most campuses of the merged schools neighbored one another, Miami Springs Middle and Miami Springs High were about a mile and a half apart. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

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Then, another 20-year-old man, Daktari Rose Deacon, of Hyde Park, left a bathroom that adjoined the bedroom, according to police, who searched the bathroom and found another loaded firearm with an extended magazine.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.

— Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026

Definition of adjoined

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Keating, the top Democrat on the committee’s Europe panel, was joined by every other panel Democrat as well as the top Democrat on the full committee.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The 26-year-old joined her hometown NWSL club in March on a contract through 2030 but has yet to feature for the club due to injury.

— Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Major population centers Philadelphia and Pittsburgh both are flanked by rivers.

— Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
In a selfie that appeared to be taken by Brandon, Demetriades could be seen holding up her ring finger to show off a large diamond center stone, which was flanked by sparkling diamonds on each side on a gold band.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of flanked

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Lenin and Trotsky believed that their Bolshevik Revolution would succeed only when the Soviet Union was surrounded by other Communist states.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Leary said that once the riders were surrounded on the bridge, police took them into custody without incident.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of surrounded

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Football cannot be expected to answer societal ills, but this is the sort of area in which the club’s foundation does its invaluable outreach work, a place touched by those statistics about deprivation and crime.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Either the Raiders have one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, or the Dolphins have one of the worst pass rushing units this season because Kirk Cousins’ jersey barely got touched.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

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