Adjoin
Adjoin verb - To be adjacent to.
Usage example: the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room
Abut
Abut verb - To be adjacent to.
Usage example: our land abuts a nature preserve, so we see a lot of wildlife
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