as in adjacent
having a border in common
the cows had broken through the fence and were grazing in the adjoining field
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as in neighboring
to be adjacent to
the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room
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as in adding
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
after the dictionary writer's talk, the principal adjoined a few remarks about her own love of words
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Recent Examples of adjoining
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2026
The fire severely damaged the three-story, semi-detached house, and an adjoining home sustained moderate damage.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Tim Lister, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025
Ladd, Laura and Bruce also all have adjoining stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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The adjoining bathroom maintains its original cementina floor tiles and is finished in a pink concrete-resin playing off the existing terra-cotta tones.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2026
The fire severely damaged the three-story, semi-detached house, and an adjoining home sustained moderate damage.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
Coca cultivation has spread from remote mountainous areas into Peru’s lowlands, a huge stretch of land adjoining Brazil and Colombia, where new variants thrive.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025
Ladd, Laura and Bruce also all have adjoining stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjoining
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The federal agency is embarking on the Los Angeles Coastal Area Special Resource Study, which focuses on the coastline and adjacent areas along Santa Monica Bay from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance Beach, including areas around Ballona Creek, as well as San Pedro.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Freestyle skiing adds dual moguls Freestyle skiing is bringing in dual moguls for women and men — basically the same sort of judging based on technique, flips and twists, plus speed, as the existing moguls event, but with two athletes going down the hill in adjacent lanes.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The backstory The Chablé family of hotels now includes three properties—the original in the state of Yucatán and two in the neighboring state of Quintana Roo (one at Punta Maroma and the other next to the Sian Ka’an Biosphere).—
John Newton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Its Farmhouse Museum, located at 1121 Waukegan Road, displays exhibits related to the history of Glenview, and a collection of artifacts, books and other materials can also be found in the neighboring Hibbard Library.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Four airlines are adding or expanding their services, according to information from CVG.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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To avoid this common pain point, Chun says to consider adding shoe storage to the hall closet along with a small sock basket.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
9 Feb. 2026
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In some cases, miners carry coal in baskets up on wooden slats flanking the walls of the mines.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Chelsea set up with Marc Cucurella and Malo Gusto providing the width as wing-backs flanking Jorrel Hato, Trevoh Chalobah, and Wesley Fofana.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Since then, his parents have been living in the RV outside of their home, joining the dozens of other recreational vehicles now found across Altadena since the fire.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Andrew had lived at Royal Lodge since 2003, with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, joining him there five years later in 2008.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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The stepbrother of a Florida teenager who died aboard a Carnival cruise ship appeared in federal court in Miami on Friday, as investigators continue probing the circumstances surrounding her death.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rooted in contemporary rural Spain, to protect that grounding, Sánchez Arévalo is surrounding de la Torre with non-professional actors drawn from the Extremadura town of Fregenal de la Sierra after an extensive local casting process.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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There are shareable recipes, naturally, but also touching dedications to her family and anecdotes about the parties of her youth.—
The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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Picture this, Boyle says, like the points of two ice cream cones touching each other, with their contact representing the big bang.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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Streets abutting hospitals and fire stations will also be cleared.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
24 Jan. 2026
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What behaves politely in one climate or situation can become problematic in another, such as a garden abutting an open landscape.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Adjoining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoining. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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