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Synonyms for neighbor
Synonyms: Verb
abut, adjoin, border (on), butt (on or against), flank, fringe, join, march (with), skirt, touch, verge (on)
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Examples of neighbor in a Sentence
Noun
We invited our friends and neighbors. Canada is a neighbor of the U.S. Venus is Earth's nearest neighbor.Verb
the baseball field neighbors a parking lot
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Its primary mission was to help Midwest farm families share their grain with hungry neighbors in post-World War II Europe and Asia. — Lois Szymanski, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Central Carroll: Westminster church hosting Apple Festival and Car Show; walk aims to fight hunger; Peace Day," 9 Sep. 2019 Look toward the east sky this week to glimpse Earth's celestial neighbor. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Get ready for 'harvest moon effect' as the full moon rises on Friday the 13th," 9 Sep. 2019 In 1949, Howard Unruh, a resident of Camden, N.J., shot and killed 13 of his neighbors. — orlandosentinel.com, "Today in history: September 6," 6 Sep. 2019 Sony Michel â Call him the guy everyone outside of New England â and maybe a few of our neighbors, too â underestimated in their fantasy football drafts last year. — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, "The Patriots will look different, but still terrific, on Sunday vs. the Steelers," 6 Sep. 2019 Sawyer said one of his neighbors took photos of whatâs left of the house and sent them to him. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "They watched on doorbell camera as their house was destroyed," 6 Sep. 2019 Most importantly, Ruth had the kindest and most generous heart and was a loving Mom to her children and those of her neighbors during these years. — courant.com, "Ruth Beede," 5 Sep. 2019 Agents can learn not only from their own experiences of vaccinating but also from the experiences of their neighbors. — Scientific American, "How Misinformation Spreadsâand Why We Trust It," 3 Sep. 2019 These fit together in an intricate and remarkably strong pattern, with each cell surrounded by an average of 14 neighbors. — Ian Randall, Science | AAAS, "Why walnuts are such tough nuts to crack," 3 Sep. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The high-resolution cameras can provide detailed images of not just a front doorstep but also neighboring homes across the street and down the block. — Drew Harwell, Anchorage Daily News, "Doorbell-camera maker Ring has partnered with 400 police forces, extending surveillance reach," 28 Aug. 2019 But Charles Klobe, speaking for residents of the neighboring Newport Heights Improvement Assn., said the commissionâs decision needs to be made in tandem with a potential new restaurant in the shopping center across Avon. — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, "Proposed office building and parking garage draw neighborsâ concerns in Newport Beach," 23 Aug. 2019 Before the Civil War there had been a trickle of migration from QuĂ©bec to the Northern states, but when hostilities ended, trainload upon trainload of French Canadians began to settle in neighboring New England. — David Vernette, Smithsonian, "When an Influx of French-Canadian Immigrants Struck Fear Into Americans," 21 Aug. 2019 Earlier this month, Jennings Golich left her Denver job to become the director of the Community & Economic Development Department for neighboring Adams County. — Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, "Denver now has an interim interim planning director," 17 June 2019 After the photo was released, authorities in neighboring Limestone County said the woman might also be connected to thefts reported at a wedding in the Owens community earlier this year. — Ashley Remkus | [email protected], al.com, "âWedding crasherâ sought in thefts from marriage ceremonies in Alabama," 12 June 2019 Thereâs also Copper Falls State Park in neighboring Ashland County. — Carla Minsky, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wetsuits, Whitewater and the Whoosh of Spring," 13 Apr. 2018 Prawit said Wednesday that Thai authorities are in contact with a neighboring country where the bombing plan is believed to have been plotted and some bombers had fled to. — Washington Post, "Thai court approves continued detention of 2 bomb suspects," 15 Aug. 2019 Snipes will play a new character named General Izzi, who rules a neighboring country to Zamunda, homeland of Murphyâs Prince Akeem. — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, "Wesley Snipes, Leslie Jones, more cast in Coming to America sequel, James Earl Jones returning," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neighbor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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