neighbored

verb

past tense of neighbor
as in adjoined
to be adjacent to the baseball field neighbors a parking lot

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Recent Examples of neighbored Though most campuses of the merged schools neighbored one another, Miami Springs Middle and Miami Springs High were about a mile and a half apart. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighbored
  1. adjoined
  2. joined
  3. flanked
  4. surrounded
  5. touched
Verb
  • 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
Definition of adjoined
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Someone else touched his face and a clean tong without washing hands between those two actions.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an ultrathin, flexible electronic skin that lights up when touched, revealing exactly where pressure is being applied and how much, sort of like a skin with a screen.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of touched

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“Neighbored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighbored. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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