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Synonyms for abut
Synonyms
adjoin, border (on), butt (on or against), flank, fringe, join, march (with), neighbor, skirt, touch, verge (on)
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The land abutted a site called Fountain Square, which had been vacant for 14 years. — Jason Grotto, ProPublica, "From Truck Stops to Elections, a River of Gambling Money Is Flooding Waukegan," 8 Aug. 2019 That acquisition abuts the pre-existing 5,020-acre Heil Valley Ranch open space, acquired by the county between 1994 and 1996. — Charlie Brennan, The Denver Post, "Boulder County’s Altona Schoolhouse, 140 years old, nearly back in session," 7 Aug. 2019 In Saint-Martin-d’Hères, France, Rue Martin Luther King abuts Rue Rosa Lee Parks, in honor of the woman who sparked the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott in 1955. — Wendi C. Thomas, National Geographic, "Where the Streets Have MLK's Name," 12 June 2019 Crew quarters abutted our offices in the huge assembly and test building on Merritt Island. — Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com, "A long commute: Apollo 11 astronauts lived in Houston, trained in Central Florida," 10 May 2019 Some cities charge 100 percent of the cost to abutting properties. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, "St. Paul City Council agrees to changes to lower street repaving bills," 19 June 2019 Suzanne Mitus lives on Altadena’s Chaney Trail in a home whose yard abuts the vastness of Angeles National Forest. — Sara Cardine, La Cañada Valley Sun, "Some worry Edison pole replacements could displace woodpeckers that feed, nest inside," 17 July 2019 The Tamaulipas official said the father and daughter set off from a small park that abuts the river. — Peter Orsi, The Denver Post, "A grim father, daughter border drowning underlines peril facing many migrants," 26 June 2019 The Tamaulipas official said the father and daughter set off from a small park that abuts the river. — Washington Post, "Father-daughter border drowning highlights migrants’ perils," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'abut.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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