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To be near to or connected to something

join

verb

to become connected at a particular point

touch

verb

if two things touch, or if something touches something else, there is no space between them

overlap

verb

if two objects overlap, or if one overlaps the other, the edge of one fits over the edge of the other

interconnect

verb

to connect two things to or with each other, or to be connected to or with each other

surround

verb

to be near someone all the time

adjoin

verb

to be next to and connected to another building, room, area etc

intersect

verb

if lines or roads intersect, they join or cross each other

flank

verb

to be at the side of something or someone

interlock

verb

to join things together by means of parts that fit into other parts, or to be joined together in this way

interface

verb

if things or people interface, they are connected to each other or they join each other in some way

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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