abutments

noun

plural of abutment
as in sutures

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  1. intersections
  2. attachments
  3. articulations
Noun
  • While the traffic, McCabe hopes, will shift to other city roads or the highway, significant intersections like on Wornall, State Line and Holmes are expected to be backed up.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • Two intersections along South Watt Avenue in southeast Sacramento County will close overnight next week as construction continues on a major roadway improvement project.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of intersections
Noun
  • Use tools like dusters, microfiber cloths, or vacuum attachments for quick and easy cleaning.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • There’s also an impressive discount on this Wavytalk hair drying system that comes with different attachments to help style your hair into the salon-quality blowout of your dreams.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 18 July 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
Definition of articulations
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