adjoining
Americanadjective
adjective
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Adjoining, adjacent, bordering all mean near or close to something. Adjoining implies touching, having a common point or line: an adjoining yard. Adjacent implies being nearby or next to something else: all the adjacent houses; adjacent angles. Bordering means having a common boundary with something: the farm bordering on the river.
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The calves at the ranch appear to live in adjoining pens outside, under one metal roof.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
After he used the bathroom, he saw the complainant's bed in the adjoining bedroom, lay down on the end of it "and fell straight asleep".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
As part of the deal, TSG must pay for the demolition of the stables, grandstand and adjoining structures.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The straightforward solution, after demolishing the adjoining building, would have been to extend the facade to the south.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
We parked among a motley collection of farm wagons and gigs and dogcarts pulled up higgledy-piggledy on the grassy field adjoining the many tents.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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