adjoined

verb

Definition of adjoinednext
past tense of adjoin
1
as in flanked
to be adjacent to the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room

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2
as in added
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase after the dictionary writer's talk, the principal adjoined a few remarks about her own love of words

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjoined
  1. added
  2. joined
  3. surrounded
Verb
  • The Contra Costa Water District added fluoride in 1965.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Finally, the large number of homes and water districts in rural regions rely on well water, which doesn’t have added fluoride.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of added
Verb
  • Reporters Kat Tenbarge and Kevin Collier spoke to six people who have joined or committed to using Threads and Bluesky in place of X after the election because of Musk.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Noëlle Polo, a 22-year-old Texan, joined Bluesky the night after the election.
    Kevin Collier, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of joined
Verb
  • In the midst of honoring the actor’s life and successful career, the people who were close to him are also speaking about the circumstances that surrounded his death.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Taking the stage in a baby-blue leotard — surrounded by a full band and back-up singers dressed in white — the 25-year-old pop star served up silky vocals and perky choreography before slinking over to Fallon’s interview set-up, taking his spinning chair for a ride and laying across his desk.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of surrounded
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adjoining

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“Adjoined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoined. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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