as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
a joint effort by residents of the neighborhood to help reduce crime
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as in junction
a place where two or more things are united
the leak was found at a joint in the pipe
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as in penitentiary
slang
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
violate your probation and you'll be back in the joint in short order, loser
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Recent Examples of joint
James Boyd, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2025
Maye and Daniels were on the field together Wednesday for a joint practice between the teams in advance of their exhibition game on Friday.
—Kyle Hightower, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2025
Anna Staropoli, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
Rheumatoid arthritis primarily attacks your joints and causes general symptoms like fatigue.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 3 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
After beating Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins in a 1-on-1 drill to start Tuesday’s joint practice, Mitchell shouted in the direction of several media members who witnessed him make Wiggins look bad at the line of scrimmage.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2025
Maye and Daniels were on the field together Wednesday for a joint practice between the teams in advance of their exhibition game on Friday.
—Kyle Hightower, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Barbecue joint DeSoto Grill fits somewhere in between, serving up classic Americana dishes with a Montana upgrade.
—Anna Staropoli, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
Rheumatoid arthritis primarily attacks your joints and causes general symptoms like fatigue.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joint
Adjective
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Entering the weekend, Colorado starters had a collective 6.58 ERA with a .317 batting average against.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025
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The lines are credited to Scalzi and were posted, atop different pictures of him, to two Facebook communities boasting almost 1 million collective members.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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As of Thursday, Highway 166 was closed from the northern junction of Highway 101 in Santa Maria to Perkins Road in New Cuyama, according to the California Department of Transportation.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Under the latest TxDOT proposal, the interstate would go from five to three lanes at that junction, with two lanes dedicated to traffic exiting onto Texas 174.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Aug. 2025
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Here are suggestions for staying safe during a thunderstorm: To minimize risk of being struck by lightning, when going outside, have a plan to get to a safer place.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Aug. 2025
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Stage 3 fire restrictions remained in place on San Carlos Apache tribal lands, which included no campfires, InciWeb said.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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In the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian glide bomb attack on a local penitentiary killed 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others in one of the deadliest strikes in the region to date.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Based on true events, the Gorgona Island prison, 34 miles off the Pacific coast, was once one of the most brutal of tropical penitentiary for murderers, rapists and political prisoners, notorious for its use of torture.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Police were called about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Vassar and Fairgrove roads in Gilford Township, according to a news release from the Tuscola County Sheriff's Office.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Dallas police officers responded to the accident about 8 a.m. on Aug. 13 at the intersection of East Clarendon Drive and North Street, near the Dallas Zoo, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Israeli security establishment opposes this land grab.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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The 2002 plan, though opposed by Israel and sidestepped by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco through their establishment of diplomatic ties with Israel via the Abraham Accords, continues to serve broadly as the basis for the Arab League's position.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Associated Press in 2021 investigated how the technology landed a Chicago grandfather in jail after it was used as evidence to charge him with murder, with a judge later dismissing the case due to insufficient evidence.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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The case ultimately went to trial, where the actor was found guilty and sentenced to 150 days in jail.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Murdock’s south Charlotte facility, which produces packaging and shipping materials, was one of the businesses Moore visited Friday.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Aug. 2025
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Despite the protests and the plywood, the ICE facility is still functioning.—
Martin Kaste,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joint. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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