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adjacent

adjective as in next to, abutting

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Decades-long industry veterans have pivoted to adjacent professions, including teaching and advertising.

Decades after Kennedy’s death, his portrait hung in the homes of many American Catholics, often adjacent to religious iconography such as Virgin Mary statuettes.

From Salon

The sweeping grandstand that skirts the back of the first tee and adjacent 18th green at Bethpage is more London Stadium than Upton Park.

From BBC

For example, the city requires that any added buildings be at least 300 feet away from adjacent buildings in the surrounding neighborhoods.

The confusion seems to have arisen because identical or adjacent tickets were often sold for wildly varying prices, a practice known as tiered pricing.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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