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as in to join
to be adjacent to
the baseball field neighbors a parking lot
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Recent Examples of neighbor
Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Ruby and Hildebrandt were eventually arrested and charged with six counts of child abuse in August 2023, after Ruby’s youngest son escaped and sought help from a neighbor.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Nearly 16 times smaller in area than neighboring France, Switzerland is a tiny country.
—Betsy Andrews, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The neighbor also observed Brad chasing after his wife and trying to grab her, according to documents.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Ruby and Hildebrandt were eventually arrested and charged with six counts of child abuse in August 2023, after Ruby’s youngest son escaped and sought help from a neighbor.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
Altadena’s covering was bigger and denser, says Ms. Latta, a former forester for the neighboring city of Pasadena.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Nearly 16 times smaller in area than neighboring France, Switzerland is a tiny country.
—Betsy Andrews, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighbor
Noun
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The Jolliffe brothers also founded Puttshack, a miniature golf entertainment concept that raised $150 million in October 2022 from Blackrock.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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But then his younger brother, who was slated to take over NaphCare, died unexpectedly, and McLane agreed to assume his place.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Wilder yelled at Seacrest before jumping into the driver's seat, honking the horn, and high-fiving his wife, Katie, who joined him on stage.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Rick Shiels, a golf influencer, joined as a LIV Golf brand ambassador in January 2025.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There had been little pushback from regional powers such as Australia and New Zealand, said Cleo Paskal, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, D.C., who testified to Congress this year on U.S. national interests in the Pacific.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Founded by astrophysicist Garik Israelian and Sir Brian May, Queen's guitarist and fellow astrophysicist, STARMUS remains a powerful intersection of art, science and space.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The conversation also touched on the concerns raised by Republican Senator Thom Tillis about the immediate economic pain farmers are experiencing, particularly in sectors like soybeans.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Metcalf touched Anthony, who then told Metcalf to punch him and see what happens, the witness said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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From today it can be found in the room adjoining Mark Rothko’s iconic Seagram Murals, enabling the public to see two of America’s greatest modern painters in dialogue with each other.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Plans called for a tent city adjoining that migrant facility to be built that could house the numbers mentioned by Trump and other senior administration officials.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He’s set to remain in center flanked by Jarren Duran and Wilyer Abreu, and the Red Sox should have one of the stronger defensive outfields in the game once again.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The prosecutors’ claims come after Mangione’s lawyers have accused law enforcement of playing to the television cameras with Mangione’s dramatic perp walk off a helicopter and onto a Manhattan pier, flanked by heavily armed law enforcement personnel with New York Mayor Eric Adams trailing behind.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Not to mention the endless possibilities surrounding our island Postmaster General interacting with the Hostmaster General.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Back when the mysterious scandal surrounding Natalia Grace Barnett made headlines, Imogen Faith-Reid — the actor who would one day play her — wasn’t aware of it.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Neighbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighbor. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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