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
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.
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Debra Kamin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Native plants will be reintroduced along the banks, and south side parks adjoining the river will undergo updates to enhance the surrounding green space.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Two adjoining city walls in the historic old town, one of which dates to the French Mandate, and the other built in the Ottoman era, suffered severe damage from Israeli air strikes.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Mootz Pizzeria opened its Side Hustle Lounge, adjoining the popular downtown pizza spot.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
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Debra Kamin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Native plants will be reintroduced along the banks, and south side parks adjoining the river will undergo updates to enhance the surrounding green space.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Two adjoining city walls in the historic old town, one of which dates to the French Mandate, and the other built in the Ottoman era, suffered severe damage from Israeli air strikes.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Mootz Pizzeria opened its Side Hustle Lounge, adjoining the popular downtown pizza spot.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjoin
Verb
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Their most recent public feud occurred when Sami joined OnlyFans in 2022 soon after her 18th birthday.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Foxton joined the band's lineup in 2007, although Buckler departed the group two years later.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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One that adds intermittent darkness, for instance, practically forces you to stand still for a few seconds until the lights flip back on (too slowly for my comfort).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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Graduate-student unions, which now represent more than 150,000 students nationwide, add another layer of uncertainty.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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The queue leading down into the theater weaves through the roots of the Tree of Life, and the carvings continue to be stunning (and sometimes flanked by waterfalls).—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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Ester bonds are formed by linking two chains of carbon atoms by an oxygen atom, with one of the flanking carbons being linked to a second oxygen.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
14 Feb. 2025
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Instead of speaking softly and carrying a big stick, as former President Theodore Roosevelt once advocated, President Donald Trump has threatened to turn Canada into the 51st state, to annex Greenland from Denmark, and to forcibly displace 2 million Palestinians to create the Gaza Riviera.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The French annexed the western third—the land that would eventually become Haiti—in 1697.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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Flack died Monday at her home, surrounded by her family, Elaine Schock, her publicist, told CNN.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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While not quite radical transparency, the update did loosen the rigid strictures that have surrounded top-tier franchises for the last 20 years.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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Nine cases have been reported in neighboring New Mexico.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Since mid-January, 124 cases of measles have been reported in the South Plains region of Texas, and 9 cases in neighboring New Mexico.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2025
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In the footage, which is circulating on social media, a man is seen touching the fish and attempting to put the animal back in the water.—
Jessica Botelho,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Feb. 2025
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Molloy said Wednesday that people who find debris in their yards should not touch it.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Adjoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoin. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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