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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The multistory building — along with the adjacent Innovation Center that also was recently opened — includes student and faculty dining areas, as well as collaboration spaces and conference rooms for the school’s 1,700 students and faculty.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
The victim was thrown onto the train tracks and wound up in the carpool lane of the adjacent 210 Freeway.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Their location adjacent to large sports facilities also helps brings traffic.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024
In completing the church, the plan is to redevelop 4 acres of adjacent land for more than 600 surface parking spots, move offices into the church, and build a chapel, school, coffee shop, bookstore and outdoor amphitheater.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2024
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
The victim was thrown onto the train tracks and wound up in the carpool lane of the adjacent 210 Freeway.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Their location adjacent to large sports facilities also helps brings traffic.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024
In completing the church, the plan is to redevelop 4 acres of adjacent land for more than 600 surface parking spots, move offices into the church, and build a chapel, school, coffee shop, bookstore and outdoor amphitheater.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 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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