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as in flanked
to be adjacent to
the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room
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as in added
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 adjoined
The two beds can also be adjoined into a single double bed with an optional kit.
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New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2026
When first responders arrived, heavy smoke filled the air and flames were observed in the front corner window of the first floor of a 16-unit apartment building which is adjoined to two other apartment buildings.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Both intend to make new stadiums the striking centrepiece of wider developments, adjoined to large fan zones and commercial opportunities.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2026
When first responders arrived, heavy smoke filled the air and flames were observed in the front corner window of the first floor of a 16-unit apartment building which is adjoined to two other apartment buildings.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Both intend to make new stadiums the striking centrepiece of wider developments, adjoined to large fan zones and commercial opportunities.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjoined
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Dhigurah, Maldives Nearly every beach in the Maldives is gorgeous, but Dhigurah Beach stands out with a sandbar flanked by calm, crystal-clear waters.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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That’s what kept his head on straight in the trenches, even when his socks got bogged down with mud and soldiers flanked on either side of him caught shrapnel or pneumonia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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The attraction, in partnership with Conservation Florida, has added more signs to enhance the back-to-nature experience.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The recent realignment that added more schools to all four power conferences, reduced restrictions on transfers and the advent of NIL payments all have combined to consolidate the talent at the biggest schools.—
Josh Dubow,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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In 1963, Jim Whittaker, joined by Sherpa mountaineer Nawang Gombu, became the first American to summit Mount Everest.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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They will be joined by four at-large teams per region — based on FHSAA rankings.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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During that meeting City Manager Chris Coffman and Mayor Jim Jarratt denied knowing about Bilateral Energy’s plans before the land was annexed.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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Calls to boycott the Russian games, which went ahead in 2018, four years after the country annexed Crimea, also went largely ignored.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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He was surrounded by numerous family and Braves alumni during the ceremony, which was relocated from the field to the Milner Technology Conference Center due to rain.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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The department said on X that the incident occurred early Saturday when LAPD officers were trying to clear debris from the road and were surrounded by protesters.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani touched on a very sensitive international debate ahead of meeting King Charles III on Wednesday by bringing up the controversial ownership of a British crown jewel.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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The baseball field at the prison hasn't been touched since the building closed down in 2002, but the exhibition game is part of the centennial celebration of Route 66.—
Jackie Kostek,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Adjoined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoined. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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