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 Then, another 20-year-old man, Daktari Rose Deacon, of Hyde Park, left a bathroom that adjoined the bedroom, according to police, who searched the bathroom and found another loaded firearm with an extended magazine. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026 Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace. — Bridget Borgobello july 03, New Atlas, 4 July 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 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 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 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 birds’ job was to report the overall direction by pecking one of the targets that flanked the display.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • An Avery Boardman sofa bed wears a Pierre Frey fabric and is flanked by side tables from The Lacquer Company.
    — David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of flanked
Verb
  • As the industry kept growing, Congress added safety, noise and emissions standards to protect the communities living beneath the flight paths.
    — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Mason added that Litke is among the players who were instrumental in the Panthers’ containment of top running backs such as Lowell’s Tymothy James, Wheeler’s Levi Murray and Calumet’s Bryce Brandon.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of added
Verb
  • Current goalkeeper Lorena joined Chawinga on the Ballon d’Or list, placing 28th on this year’s rankings.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • More than 20% of Israel's population is Arab, but Arab parties have rarely joined governing coalitions.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of joined
Verb
  • Putin’s statements, in an interview with Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin broadcast late Thursday, doubled down on his claims to territory in Ukraine that Russia invaded and illegally annexed in 2022.
    — Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The United States formally annexed eastern Samoa the following year.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of annexed
Verb
  • It was surrounded by flowers and other tributes left by fans.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Videos posted on social media show deputies also used pepper spray as race attendees surrounded them and threw objects.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • In November 2005, church volunteer Scott Preston Moore entered sleeping quarters at night and inappropriately touched two teenage boys.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In the end, imagination was the through line to everything Fayet touched.
    — Julie Coe, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of touched

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“Adjoined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjoined. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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