as in to join
to be adjacent to
the baseball field neighbors a parking lot
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Recent Examples of neighbor
Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
To meet neighbors’ concerns about Addison Road traffic, J-RAC is proposing all routine car and truck access be via Eastern Boulevard.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
The Sudan war impacts neighboring South Sudan, another one of the countries most at risk of famine.
—William Lambers, New York Daily News, 30 July 2025
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Verb
Recently, neighbors have also raised concerns about the new Performance Lab, which opened in April on the northeastern corner of the site.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
To meet neighbors’ concerns about Addison Road traffic, J-RAC is proposing all routine car and truck access be via Eastern Boulevard.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
Noun
There’s Al-Aqsa Restaurant, which advertises Indian and Bengali cuisine, and neighboring Al-Aqsa Supermarket.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
The Sudan war impacts neighboring South Sudan, another one of the countries most at risk of famine.
—William Lambers, New York Daily News, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighbor
Verb
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Her whistleblower suit would join four others against the company covering a span from 2005 to 2013.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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He’s been magnificent for us for as long as he’s joined.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
Noun
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These days are a delight for the Olano brothers, who have reunited at Illinois.—
Sam Brief,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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The question now is: whatcha gonna do, brother, when stuck with the decision of which console to play WWE 2K25 on?—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
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The curved viewing line for Saturday nearly touches the border between South Dakota and Nebraska, as chances of seeing the northern lights increase the farther north people are of the line.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The discussion inevitably also touched on the role of tax incentives.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Corporations can make political donations via political action committees, or PACs, or by having executives and employees make contributions in their personal capacities, according to Mark Jones, a political science fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 July 2025
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Elsewhere, fellow chipmakers Advanced Micro Devices and Club holding Broadcom were solidly higher, as earnings from the likes of Cadence Design Systems cast a positive due on the broader AI trade.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
29 July 2025
Verb
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But all this development has often meant that riparian borders (in this case, the wooded land adjoining the river), which can slow a flood down, have been fragmented.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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São Paulo is situated across two 18th-century buildings adjoined by a central courtyard in the heart of Santa Catarina.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The bar is flanked by their in-house genever distillery, a nod to the Netherlands’ rich distilling heritage.—
Rana Good,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Some bring up the fact that he's flanked by an elite wide receiver duo of A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
Verb
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There's Union Terminal, surrounded by bright green trees and a streetcar that bisects the edge of Queensgate.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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Um Khader and other women who live in the tents neighboring hers are huddled next to a car in the dark, surrounded by a large crowd of men.—
Sarah El Sirgany,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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“Neighbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighbor. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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