as in adjacent
having a border in common
Connecticut and Massachusetts are contiguous states
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Recent Examples of contiguous
Cincinnati would grow its population and create a more contiguous path to its westernmost neighborhood, Sayler Park.
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Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. from June to August 2024 was 73.8, 2.5 degrees above average, placing it as the fourth-hottest summer on record for the nation.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Only in the contiguous United States did citizens require high-budget movies to understand the chain of events by which the war might endanger their homes.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
About 3,700 new dengue infections were reported last year in the contiguous United States, up from about 2,050 in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Phillip Reese, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
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Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. from June to August 2024 was 73.8, 2.5 degrees above average, placing it as the fourth-hottest summer on record for the nation.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Only in the contiguous United States did citizens require high-budget movies to understand the chain of events by which the war might endanger their homes.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
About 3,700 new dengue infections were reported last year in the contiguous United States, up from about 2,050 in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Phillip Reese, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contiguous
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In the courtroom gallery, scores of law enforcement officers — many of them other parole agents and colleagues from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — looked on, in a crowd that spilled out into the adjacent hallway.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 July 2025
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Sometimes, though, children take it too far and their behavior can become adjacent to bullying.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
21 July 2025
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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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“Contiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contiguous. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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