adjoined

verb

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 adjoined The two beds can also be adjoined into a single double bed with an optional kit. — New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2026 Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host. — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 When first responders arrived, heavy smoke filled the air and flames were observed in the front corner window of the first floor of a 16-unit apartment building which is adjoined to two other apartment buildings. — Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 17 Feb. 2026 Both intend to make new stadiums the striking centrepiece of wider developments, adjoined to large fan zones and commercial opportunities. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026 Though the properties cannot be structurally adjoined, the 500-square-foot studio serves as ideal guest quarters or office space next to the primary 3,000-square-foot loft. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 June 2026 Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image. — Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjoined
  1. flanked
  2. added
  3. joined
  4. annexed
  5. surrounded
  6. touched
Verb
  • The company has mostly neutral ratings, flanked by bears and bulls.
    — Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • What distinguishes Union County from a standard addiction narrative is that Poulter and Centineo are flanked by nonactors, the overall effect hovering somewhere between fiction and nonfiction.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Definition of flanked
Verb
  • By 1993, American Girl had added the Colonial-era Felicity and Addy, who escaped slavery during the Civil War.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • And if the participating countries agree, the funds would be shared between Iran and Oman, the official added.
    — Abigail Williams, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of added
Verb
  • SpaceX has already joined benchmark indexes offered by FTSE Russell and MSCI, two other major index providers.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Yeon and Ryu ultimately spent four years writing the scripts for the series’ eight episodes, culminating in a 2024 writers’ retreat in Seoul joined by Katayama.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Definition of joined
Verb
  • The Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014, has suffered particularly from heavy strikes, causing local authorities to suspend gasoline sales to civilians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • All of this has shaken life in Crimea to the greatest extent since Russia illegally annexed the peninsula in 2014.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of annexed
Verb
  • The area last week was surrounded by surveillance cameras and patrolled by National Guardsmen as lifelong resident John Cates strolled the area.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Piles of meat, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes surrounded the early risers.
    — CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of surrounded
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  • The discussion also touched on the export of Japanese pop culture.
    — Faye Bradley, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • This sacred ground, where heaven touched the earth ten times.
    — Bo Evans, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of touched

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