contiguous
Example Sentences
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The stripe-tailed mammals, also nicknamed "backyard bandits", are widespread across the contiguous US.
From BBC
After all, since Dutton is the patriarch of the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States, he may as well be the entire region’s big daddy.
From Salon
Policing a forest almost as large as the contiguous U.S. is nearly impossible.
The panel of 14 citizens works to create districts for state lawmakers and for members of Congress that are contiguous and roughly equal in population.
From Los Angeles Times
The geographic center of the contiguous U.S. is Lebanon, Kan. Only one regional bank, the San Francisco Fed, is west of that point.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
