marching (with)

verb

present participle of march (with)
as in adjoining
to be adjacent to on the west, Maine marches entirely with the state of New Hampshire

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marching (with)
  1. adjoining
  2. joining
  3. flanking
  4. surrounding
  5. touching
  6. neighboring
Verb
  • Undeterred, the three friends bought the hotel and adjoining property for $3 million and have since spent over $10 million on renovations and redesign.
    — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The film could use a few more such colorful secondary strands adjoining the main conflict, though one subplot involving a maybe-romance between two jaded journalists assigned to the summit is oddly framed and abruptly dropped.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjoining
Verb
  • The agreement also includes an additional $1 billion in equity to retain Hugging Face employees joining Nvidia.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Belkin is joining companies like BMX, Kuxiu, and Zens with the launch of its first power banks featuring semi-solid-state battery technology.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of joining
Verb
  • The lush valleys flanking the Teahupo’o coastline are full of drama, with towering, jagged peaks and vertiginous ridges—many far off the grid and only accessible via boat.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The front end is particularly imposing, with twin LED headlights flanking a broad grille and a substantial-looking skid plate beneath the bumper.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of flanking
Verb
  • Other issues surrounding the league — including player safety, the eligibility of transgender players, and the inconsistency of on-court officials — have caused some to question Engelbert’s leadership ability.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Suresh Raut, deputy manager at the Nepal Electricity Authority, who was at the rescue site when the body was discovered, said an 11-man team, including relatives of the missing, has been dispatched to search the surrounding area.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of surrounding
Verb
  • The skillet will be quite full, with the edges of the wrappers touching or slightly overlapping.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Clean and sanitize surfaces these animals touch, and wash your hands thoroughly before handling food, touching common surfaces or touching your mouth or face.
    — Kimberly Baker, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of touching
Verb
  • The group is a breakaway faction of the SPLM, the ruling party of neighboring South Sudan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Goldman Sachs projected the AI buildout will push US electricity costs up 6% between 2026 and 2027, with a further 3% increase by 2028, increasing neighboring homeowners’ utility bills.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of neighboring
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“Marching (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marching%20%28with%29. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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