as in adjoining
having a border in common
their house is adjacent to a wooded park
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The guilty verdict against Hankison came in November, hours after the jury acquitted him of a second count of violating the civil rights of three of Taylor's neighbors, who lived in an adjacent apartment that was also struck by gunfire during the raid.
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Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 21 July 2025
The Israeli army, which recruits heavily among Israel's own Druze population, has declared part of the area adjacent to the border fence in northern Golan a closed military zone, according to Israel's Channel 12.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
The Beak and Barrel will be adjacent to the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction in Adventureland and serve drinks and food to hungry swashbucklers and their crews.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
Today, Murph is adjacent to contemporary country music, has collaborated with many of the genre’s contemporary hitmakers, and, like Morgan Wallen and Jelly Roll, is a white Southern artist singing music that borrows heavily from Black forms like R&B and sonic innovations like trap drums.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
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Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 21 July 2025
The Israeli army, which recruits heavily among Israel's own Druze population, has declared part of the area adjacent to the border fence in northern Golan a closed military zone, according to Israel's Channel 12.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
The Beak and Barrel will be adjacent to the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction in Adventureland and serve drinks and food to hungry swashbucklers and their crews.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
Today, Murph is adjacent to contemporary country music, has collaborated with many of the genre’s contemporary hitmakers, and, like Morgan Wallen and Jelly Roll, is a white Southern artist singing music that borrows heavily from Black forms like R&B and sonic innovations like trap drums.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjacent
adjoining
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Vietnam's Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park was extended to include the adjoining Hin Nam No National Park in Laos.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
18 July 2025
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The architect’s eponymous firm has also designed an adjoining entertainment venue for the site.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
16 July 2025
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“Adjacent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjacent. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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