looking down (on)

verb

present participle of look down (on)
as in looking (toward)

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  1. neighboring
  2. adjoining
  3. bordering
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  • Abiy, who has described this as an existential issue for his country, was not specific but neighboring Eritrea’s Red Sea port of Assab has long been seen by some in the government as a possible prize.
    — Damian Zane, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The backstory Borgo Santandrea is owned by two families from neighboring Ischia with deep hospitality roots.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of neighboring
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  • 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
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  • Kozak noted that the tide posed flooding threats to parts of coastal New York, like areas around Jamaica Bay, bordering the city's Brooklyn and Queens boroughs, and those near lower New York Harbor.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Dussey’s country, Togo, a West African nation bordering Ghana and Burkina Faso, was the driving force behind a UN General Assembly vote to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of Africa.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of bordering
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“Looking down (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20down%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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