1
as in to join
to be adjacent to
the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room
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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 apartment complex adjoins both Trailridge Middle School and Kansas College of Nursing.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2025
Clearwater Analytics is an investment accounting, reporting and analytics software company headquartered in a nine-story building adjoining the Grove Plaza at 777 W. Main St. in Boise.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
The two homes do not immediately adjoin Loyola’s campus.
—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
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2025
Clearwater Analytics is an investment accounting, reporting and analytics software company headquartered in a nine-story building adjoining the Grove Plaza at 777 W. Main St. in Boise.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
The two homes do not immediately adjoin Loyola’s campus.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjoin
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With recent sales signaling strong demand, prospective buyers won’t want to miss the opportunity to join this exceptional community in northwest Olathe.—
Prime Development,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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The 40-year-old joined Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season after spending a successful 12 years with Mercedes.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025
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FinCEN also specifically added domestic companies—those entities formed in the U.S.—to the list of exempted entities.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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For Mulgrew and his team-mates, this season’s trophy lift will have added poignance.—
Colin Millar,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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It was flanked by two large monitors, creating a triptych.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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He was flanked by three U.S. Marshals during the hearing.—
Pierre Thomas,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2025
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While Russia declared the region annexed in fall 2022, its largest city, Zaporizhzhia, remains under Ukrainian control.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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The government includes ministers who are themselves settlers and want to annex the occupied territory to Israel.—
Nada Bashir,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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And the positivity surrounding it is annoying, including my own.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Kent Memorial Library Commission and the Board of Selectmen have been mired in controversy the last few years surrounding issues involving the LGBTQ+ community.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
20 Mar. 2025
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With its retractable roof, configurable seating and adaptable pitch – which will be stored in the neighboring mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen when not in use – the stadium can accommodate a wide range of sports and entertainment events.—
Andrew McNicol,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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The threat of regional war Alan Boswell, Horn of Africa Director at International Crisis Group, told NPR the war on the northern border in neighboring Sudan could also push South Sudan into deeper conflict.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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The assistant director reported in her complaint that Depardieu had touched her buttocks in the street, then touched her breasts a few days later on location and touched her buttocks again on another occasion.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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The shift is pushing into domains where only humans operate today—strategic negotiations, creative problem-solving and high-stakes decisions—expanding into the $20 trillion market of human expertise that software has never touched. 2.—
Ethan Batraski,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Adjoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoin. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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