Other Word Forms
- nonadjacency noun
Etymology
Origin of adjacency
From the Late Latin word adjacentia, dating back to 1640–50. See adjacent, -ency
Example Sentences
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“In fact, we believe hyperscalers are more likely to attempt head-on competition, going after GPU cloud business as the natural adjacency to traditional cloud,” which could cannibalize CoreWeave’s business.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
The adjacency arises from the Virginian’s embrace of those parts of the president’s agenda that cohere with an older American conservatism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
But with a few smaller parts and a lifetime of Hollywood adjacency under her belt, Johnson herself was experienced enough to pull off Anastasia’s dolting ignorance.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2025
A middlebrow elite earning dominion over an appendage of government for no reason other than their familiarity and adjacency to someone more powerful than them?
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025
Mere adjacency gives us no claim upon their acquaintance, nor does it put us at the mercy of their insistence.
From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)
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