as in adjacent
having a border in common
Connecticut and Massachusetts are contiguous states
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Acoustic Sounds occupies a hodgepodge of squat industrial buildings in Salina, a city of about 50,000 near the geographic center of the 48 contiguous states, where grain elevators and a gigantic frozen pizza plant jut out from the flat plains landscape.
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Last year, a Chinese aircraft carrier entered Japan’s contiguous waters for the first time.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The limited-time sale applies to reservations made in the U.S. for nonstop flights that take off from the 48 contiguous states to select destinations.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2025
There are more than 800 lots up for sale, totaling 83 acres, including many parcels zoned for single-family homes, while other contiguous sites are big enough for apartments, retail or light industry.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Last year, a Chinese aircraft carrier entered Japan’s contiguous waters for the first time.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The limited-time sale applies to reservations made in the U.S. for nonstop flights that take off from the 48 contiguous states to select destinations.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2025
There are more than 800 lots up for sale, totaling 83 acres, including many parcels zoned for single-family homes, while other contiguous sites are big enough for apartments, retail or light industry.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for contiguous
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“Contiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contiguous. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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