as in adjacent
having a border in common
Connecticut and Massachusetts are contiguous states
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Last year was the hottest ever for the contiguous United States, and the hurricane season was among the costliest on record.
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
There is a pool of 55 lots on the West Side, stretching from Chicago Avenue south to 26th Street, according to a Hilco document, including four contiguous lots on the 3100 block of Lake Street.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Great Mountain Forest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit encompassing 6,200 acres of contiguous forestland in Norfolk, Canaan, and Falls Village, Connecticut.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Like iconic Pacific Northwest coffee brand Starbucks, Dutch Bros also got its start in the uppermost region of the contiguous U.S., founded in 1992 by two brothers and a pushcart in Oregon.
—Sydney Cella, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
There is a pool of 55 lots on the West Side, stretching from Chicago Avenue south to 26th Street, according to a Hilco document, including four contiguous lots on the 3100 block of Lake Street.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Great Mountain Forest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit encompassing 6,200 acres of contiguous forestland in Norfolk, Canaan, and Falls Village, Connecticut.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Like iconic Pacific Northwest coffee brand Starbucks, Dutch Bros also got its start in the uppermost region of the contiguous U.S., founded in 1992 by two brothers and a pushcart in Oregon.
—Sydney Cella, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Contiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contiguous. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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