adjacent
adjective
ad·ja·cent
ə-ˈjā-sᵊnt 
1
2
of two angles
: having the vertex and one side in common
adjacently
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of adjacent in a Sentence
The Harrimans owned two large adjacent houses on N Street, one for themselves and one for Averell Harriman's pictures.
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Larry McMurtry, New York Times Review of Books, 23 Oct. 2003
Hearing unexpected chords was linked to magnetic activity in a left-brain region known as Broca's area and in adjacent right-brain tissue.
—Bruce Bower, Science News, 5 May 2001
The hallways, especially those adjacent to the satellite phone, were crowded with journalists, avid to cover the Taliban takeover …
—Michael Ignatieff, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 1997
Digging further in that spot and five adjacent areas, they retrieved 19 skulls, five eggs, over 150 jaws and hundreds of teeth, limbs and bone bits.
—Natalie Angier, Time, 8 Oct. 1984
their house is adjacent to a wooded park
Larry McMurtry, New York Times Review of Books, 23 Oct. 2003
Hearing unexpected chords was linked to magnetic activity in a left-brain region known as Broca's area and in adjacent right-brain tissue.
—Bruce Bower, Science News, 5 May 2001
The hallways, especially those adjacent to the satellite phone, were crowded with journalists, avid to cover the Taliban takeover …
—Michael Ignatieff, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 1997
Digging further in that spot and five adjacent areas, they retrieved 19 skulls, five eggs, over 150 jaws and hundreds of teeth, limbs and bone bits.
—Natalie Angier, Time, 8 Oct. 1984
their house is adjacent to a wooded park
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Richter was working as a bouncer at an adjacent bar and was called to help the Brass Bull’s staff fend off McKay’s group, Assistant Campbell County Commonwealth's Attorney Michael Zimmerman said at a previous court hearing.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
The office tower is adjacent to Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel, 139 E. Kilbourn Ave., as well as the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
This is no doubt the Time Room inside the Department of Mysteries, a space visited in the books that is adjacent to the more famous Hall of Prophecy.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The park is located at the intersection of San Juan Creek Road and La Novia Avenue and is adjacent to the San Juan Hills Golf Club.
—Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 18 Nov. 2024
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
The office tower is adjacent to Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel, 139 E. Kilbourn Ave., as well as the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
This is no doubt the Time Room inside the Department of Mysteries, a space visited in the books that is adjacent to the more famous Hall of Prophecy.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The park is located at the intersection of San Juan Creek Road and La Novia Avenue and is adjacent to the San Juan Hills Golf Club.
—Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Adjacent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjacent. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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adjacent
adjective
ad·ja·cent
ə-ˈjās-ᵊnt
1
: lying next or near : having a border or point in common
a field adjacent to the road
2
: having a vertex or a vertex and side in common
adjacent angles
adjacent sides of a rectangle
adjacently
adverb
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