as in adjacent
having a border in common
Connecticut and Massachusetts are contiguous states
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Recent Examples of contiguous
With more than a third of the contiguous U.S. in a drought, there has been a surge in the dangerous airborne flu-like disease in humans.
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The next total solar eclipse in the contiguous U.S. will occur on Aug. 22, 2044.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The park is renowned for the Rockefeller Forest, the world’s largest remaining contiguous grove of old-growth coastal redwoods.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Before 2017, the contiguous USA did not see a total eclipse since 1979.
—Ryan French, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The next total solar eclipse in the contiguous U.S. will occur on Aug. 22, 2044.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The park is renowned for the Rockefeller Forest, the world’s largest remaining contiguous grove of old-growth coastal redwoods.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Before 2017, the contiguous USA did not see a total eclipse since 1979.
—Ryan French, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contiguous
Adjective
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But the true wow moment came from a coat of Sherwin-Williams’s Nugget, inspired by a shade in some fabric in an adjacent room.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Perhaps by pulling a little inspiration from an all-time master in an adjacent field.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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Moments later, Padilla was shoved to the floor face-down in a hallway outside the briefing room, handcuffed, and temporarily detained in an adjoining room.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
13 June 2025
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Photo : Vitruvius Yacht Design The dining room opens to an adjoining terrace with the push of a button.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
11 June 2025
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“Contiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contiguous. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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