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 rest hail from all over, and while the city’s cultural pull makes leisure guests the large majority, the huge gardens and event spaces like the Conventino, a deconsecrated 19th century church adjoining Palazzo del Nero, mean that the hotel is a popular venue too for social and corporate events.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Julian lords over not one but two swanky adjoining townhouses stuffed with antiques.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
In a Reddit thread discussing adjoining rooms on cruises, one user described constant disruptions from neighboring guests.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The adjoining family room seamlessly connects the kitchen and breakfast area, creating a comfortable gathering space.
—Judi Wright, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Julian lords over not one but two swanky adjoining townhouses stuffed with antiques.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
In a Reddit thread discussing adjoining rooms on cruises, one user described constant disruptions from neighboring guests.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The adjoining family room seamlessly connects the kitchen and breakfast area, creating a comfortable gathering space.
—Judi Wright, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Jazz Chisholm also appears to have woken up as the infielder joined the homer party with a solo shot in the fourth inning.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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In fact, Kancey was only one of two players in the NFL in 2024 to record a quarterback hit in 10-plus consecutive games, joining the Texans’ Danielle Hunter.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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He wasn’t done there, though, as Wells added an RBI single in the ninth inning of what became an 8-3, series-securing victory for the Yankees.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Past presidents who have attended have generally spoken about the importance of free speech and the First Amendment, adding in some light roasts about individual journalists.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The two men, who were flanked by their wives, chatted during the parade, which was capped with a flyover of four F-35 military jets.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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He was flanked by two classic Stormtroopers, who had different dialogue in each showing — one time critiquing Black Spire Outpost and later talking of a run-in with a Jedi.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the 1850s, California boasted chapters of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a proslavery secret society hoping to annex land that is now part of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the US and form a slaveholding empire that could rival the Union in both territory and population.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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Hood County Commissioner Nannette Samuelson has accused the Granbury city manager and other city officials of deception and misrepresenting facts concerning power a plant designed for a future data center on over 2,000 acres annexed by the city in January.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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Roads in the surrounding area were temporarily closed as crews worked to douse the flames.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The new proposal would require them only if there were a request for one from the surrounding neighbors.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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For dinner and a small fee, Mother got an old woman from a neighboring village to come by with a small drum.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the water features had to be filled in when oil from the neighboring La Brea Tar Pits seeped up.—
David Allen,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Ravens’ first pick Thursday was Penn State’s Vega Ioane, a 6-foot-4 and 326-pound guard who is described as a mauler and who vowed that no one is going to touch his quarterback, Lamar Jackson.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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For this reason, produce that has been touched by floodwater is no longer considered food-safe and should not be consumed.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Adjoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoin. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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