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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
Some shots flew into a next-door neighbor's adjoining apartment.
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CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
Starting closer to the trunk of your artificial tree, adjoin a small, real sprig to a fake branch with a few twists of wire.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
Recent Israeli airstrikes in neighborhoods adjoining Beirut, in particular the densely populated southern suburbs, have killed Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and other senior commanders.
—Bilal Hussein, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Summary of the hike: The entire hike is short — from the lower parking lot just 1.5 miles round trip and from the upper one, which adjoins the trailhead, just 1 mile round trip.
—Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
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CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
Starting closer to the trunk of your artificial tree, adjoin a small, real sprig to a fake branch with a few twists of wire.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
Recent Israeli airstrikes in neighborhoods adjoining Beirut, in particular the densely populated southern suburbs, have killed Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and other senior commanders.
—Bilal Hussein, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Summary of the hike: The entire hike is short — from the lower parking lot just 1.5 miles round trip and from the upper one, which adjoins the trailhead, just 1 mile round trip.
—Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
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And join us next week on the Chasing Life podcast to hear a conversation between Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Dr. Francis Collins, the former head of the National Institutes of Health. CNN Audio’s Grace Walker contributed to this report.Andrea Kane, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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As part of the transaction, Vera Wang will continue in her role as founder and chief creative officer and will join WHP Global as a shareholder, continuing to have a role in shaping the brand’s creative direction and growth.Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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Sullivan added that the newborns even soothe each other if one of them is fussy.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Cockburn added that a tournament such as the World Cup could hold the power to bring about positive change, but only if the intentions are genuinely there to do so.Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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This means that protecting Inaki Pena's goal, Araujo partners up with Inigo Martinez as they are flanked by Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde to their left and right.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Here, the grand portals to the spa are flanked by two fine classical marble statues, one of an unnamed noblewoman and the other of Julius Caesar.Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
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Huckabee has advocated for Israel to annex parts of the West Bank, which Israel occupied in 1967, and has backed Israeli settlers in the territory.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war and annexed it in a move not recognized internationally, except by the United States.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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For thrill-seekers, navigate the rapids of the Pho Chhu River, an exhilarating way to take in the pristine surrounding landscape.Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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The pair was surrounded by an arch of pink and red roses next to a body of water.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The guest suites — located in the main historic building and three neighboring wooden towers — all have views of the soaring mountains in the distance.Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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December 6: Rebels take control of Daraa, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising The opposition forces continued their push onwards toward Damascus, seizing the city of Daraa with the assistance of rebel factions who represented the Druze sect in the neighboring city of as-Suwayda.Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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No one would usually dare to touch these hives as the bee attacks are brutal and strings acutely agonizing.Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
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The implications of such developments are vast, touching everything from governance to personal identity.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Adjoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoin. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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