1
as in to join
to be adjacent to
the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room
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2
as in to add
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 adjoin
The adjoining bars at 1133 Bardstown Road and 1135 Bardstown Road closed in June.
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2024
The Subway sandwich shop site on Hwy 41A features a drive thru and adjoining tenant space Patel currently leases out to Great Clips, a national hair salon chain.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Another speed bump involves negotiating with URA for concessions under the latter’s Strategic Development Incentive Scheme, which is aimed at getting landlords to redevelop adjoining older properties primarily in the central business district and Orchard Road areas.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
Photo : Sterling Reed The adjoining office and sitting area on the entry level.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2024
The Subway sandwich shop site on Hwy 41A features a drive thru and adjoining tenant space Patel currently leases out to Great Clips, a national hair salon chain.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Another speed bump involves negotiating with URA for concessions under the latter’s Strategic Development Incentive Scheme, which is aimed at getting landlords to redevelop adjoining older properties primarily in the central business district and Orchard Road areas.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
Photo : Sterling Reed The adjoining office and sitting area on the entry level.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjoin
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The contribution came days after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a lawsuit against Trump University, which Bondi's office considered joining.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Bruegger's Bagels free bagel and cream cheese Bruegger’s Bagels, with more than 175 locations throughout the U.S., is giving all customers who join Bruegger’s Rewards loyalty program a free bagel and cream cheese with purchase in January to celebrate National Bagel Day.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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Though, surely, streaming added a few more to that 15.6M tally in the four additional days of that 11-day window.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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The option was introduced in the United States in September 2024, allowing members to add a user outside their household for an additional fee starting at $7 per month.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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He’ll be flanked by Fitzgerald, a literal last-hour transfer portal entry who stood out for NC State in 2024: 55 tackles, eight pass deflections, three interceptions.—
Luca Evans,
Orange County Register,
15 Jan. 2025
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Cluster of cops appear to be stationed in the area surrounding the hotel and metal barriers line the entrances of the venue, which are flanked by several private security guards checking badges of attendees.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,Bertha Coombs,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2025
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The move also comes as the Israeli right, and many in the settler movement, feel emboldened by the words of some officials in the Trump administration who have suggested Israel has the right to annex much or all of the West Bank, home to more than three million Palestinians.—
Tim Lister and Eugenia Yosef,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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His recent comments about possibly annexing Greenland, a territory of NATO ally Denmark, and suggesting Canada should become the 51st U.S. state have raised concerns.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The celebrations surrounding Donald Trump’s second inauguration as president were already kicking into high gear before the Jan. 20 event.—
Sloane Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
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Six months after the hurricane, Williams is rebuilding The Last Bar Before the Jungle piece by piece, searing spiny lobsters on a stovetop surrounded by power tools.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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However, the Indiana-Illinois border discussion isn’t the first time in recent history that a part of a current state has expressed interest in joining a neighboring state, Helmke said.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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While Los Angeles County continues to grapple with a deadly outbreak of wildfires, a new blaze broke out in neighboring Ventura County Monday night.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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It was considered one of the major fires in Malibu but nothing that’s ever happened can begin to touch what’s going on right now.—
Ali MacGraw,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Jan. 2025
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On Monday, the 10 -year Treasury yield — used to price mortgages, credit cards and auto loans — touched its highest level going back to November 2023 , heading toward the key 5% level that could further pressure an already fragile market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Adjoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoin. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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