abutments

noun

plural of abutment
as in sutures

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  1. intersections
  2. attachments
  3. articulations
Noun
  • Safety and visibility along the corridor were central discussion points, with officials calling for lighting at intersections and campus drives and along the street and walkway up to Swepco Road.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Her work draws on her experience across Indigenous film, television and media, using comedy and character-driven storytelling to explore the strange intersections between island communities and larger cultural institutions.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of intersections
Noun
  • Avoid sharing personal information through unexpected links or attachments.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Burns Harbor container handling modernization project will fund a mobile harbor crane, bulk-handling attachments, reach stackers, a top handler, off-road yard trucks and more, the Ports of Indiana said in a news release Tuesday.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of attachments
Noun
  • Only its articulations and the environment in which it is felt shift.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The 1984 speech that so moved Baldwin remains one of the greatest articulations of American liberalism ever made.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
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