adjoin
verb (used with object)
to be close to or in contact with; abut on.
are adjoining
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present progressiveof adjoin.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Sound Transit train stations are well-salted, as are adjoining bus lanes, but for locals who walk home outside SeaTac/Airport Station, the sidewalks of International Boulevard Southwest offered gray slush.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2021
But Church makes it plain that these are adjoining concerns.
From The New Yorker ● May 13, 2019
Zhuhai and Macau are adjoining areas on the mainland due west of Hong Kong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2018
The third officer has the keys and our cabins are adjoining.
From A Man and His Money by Frederic Stewart Isham
Great buildings for waterworks, conservatories, and the like, are adjoining, in the midst of flower-gardens and acres of lawn and forest.
From Lives of Girls Who Became Famous by Sarah Knowles Bolton
