adjoined; adjoining; adjoins
: to be close to or in contact with one another
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Examples of adjoin in a Sentence
Her office adjoins the library.
The two rooms adjoin each other.
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The two homes do not immediately adjoin Loyola’s campus.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Trump noted that North Carolina and adjoining Tennessee each supported him in the last election – the Volunteer State slightly more.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The order by state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara protects homeowners inside the perimeters or adjoining ZIP codes of the Palisades and Eaton fires burning in Los Angeles County for one year following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Jan. 7 emergency declaration, regardless of loss.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a bulletin shielding any resident who owns property within the perimeters or adjoining ZIP codes of those two fires from having their home insurance policy canceled or from facing a nonrenewal over the next year.
—Debra Kamin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Trump noted that North Carolina and adjoining Tennessee each supported him in the last election – the Volunteer State slightly more.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The order by state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara protects homeowners inside the perimeters or adjoining ZIP codes of the Palisades and Eaton fires burning in Los Angeles County for one year following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Jan. 7 emergency declaration, regardless of loss.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a bulletin shielding any resident who owns property within the perimeters or adjoining ZIP codes of those two fires from having their home insurance policy canceled or from facing a nonrenewal over the next year.
—Debra Kamin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Adjoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjoin. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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adjoin
verb
ad·join
ə-ˈjȯin 
a-
1
: to add or attach by joining
2
: to lie next to or in contact with
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