butted (on or against)

past tense of butt (on or against)

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Verb
  • SpaceX has already joined benchmark indexes offered by FTSE Russell and MSCI, two other major index providers.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Yeon and Ryu ultimately spent four years writing the scripts for the series’ eight episodes, culminating in a 2024 writers’ retreat in Seoul joined by Katayama.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • Though the properties cannot be structurally adjoined, the 500-square-foot studio serves as ideal guest quarters or office space next to the primary 3,000-square-foot loft.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 June 2026
  • The two beds can also be adjoined into a single double bed with an optional kit.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The company has mostly neutral ratings, flanked by bears and bulls.
    Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • What distinguishes Union County from a standard addiction narrative is that Poulter and Centineo are flanked by nonactors, the overall effect hovering somewhere between fiction and nonfiction.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • The discussion also touched on the export of Japanese pop culture.
    Faye Bradley, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • This sacred ground, where heaven touched the earth ten times.
    Bo Evans, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The area last week was surrounded by surveillance cameras and patrolled by National Guardsmen as lifelong resident John Cates strolled the area.
    Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Piles of meat, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes surrounded the early risers.
    CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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“Butted (on or against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butted%20%28on%20or%20against%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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