adjacency
noun
ad·ja·cen·cy
ə-ˈjā-sᵊn(t)-sē 
plural adjacencies
1
: something that is adjacent
2
: the quality or state of being adjacent : contiguity
Examples of adjacency in a Sentence
environmentalists are concerned about the proposed shopping plaza's adjacency to the river
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While Intel’s server processor business has benefited from the shift to the cloud, the firm has also been expanding into new adjacencies as the personal computer market has stagnated.
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Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Look for skill adjacencies—skills related to your current role that are becoming more valuable with AI integration.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Such adjacency to vegetation — especially in regions like the arid Western US, which is prone to fires — directly increases a city’s risk because blazes that typically begin in brush and shrubbery can move quickly through abundant fuel sources.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Move from traditional audience development activities about volume to an audience insight function that focuses on behaviors and unmet needs to find adjacencies.
—Dan Gardner, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Look for skill adjacencies—skills related to your current role that are becoming more valuable with AI integration.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Such adjacency to vegetation — especially in regions like the arid Western US, which is prone to fires — directly increases a city’s risk because blazes that typically begin in brush and shrubbery can move quickly through abundant fuel sources.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Move from traditional audience development activities about volume to an audience insight function that focuses on behaviors and unmet needs to find adjacencies.
—Dan Gardner, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for adjacency
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“Adjacency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjacency. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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