as in intersection
a place where roads meet
our hotel in Montreal was adjacent to a noisy carrefour
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Recent Examples of carrefour
But in carrefours all over the world, migrants talk to each other in this way, trading hope, disappointment, tenacity, pain.
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Cynthia Gorney, National Geographic, 25 June 2019
Youssouf, who’s been in Spain for 14 years, calls Lepe a carrefour, a crossroads.
—Cynthia Gorney, National Geographic, 25 June 2019
Cynthia Gorney, National Geographic, 25 June 2019
Youssouf, who’s been in Spain for 14 years, calls Lepe a carrefour, a crossroads.
—Cynthia Gorney, National Geographic, 25 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrefour
Noun
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Police responded to multiple calls just before 12:30 a.m. for a street takeover and fireworks being shot off at the intersection of Wakelee Avenue and Franklin Street, the Ansonia Police Department said.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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Jason O'Bryan Jason O'Bryan has set up a professional life at the intersection of writing and cocktails.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
26 Apr. 2025
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The grad’s next big adventure is right around the corner, so practical gear like a planner, laundry bag, or reusable water bottle will be welcomed!—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
29 Apr. 2025
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The city sold the elevated water tank site on the corner of Persimmon and Eighth to DRA Properties, LLC for $1,000 in November with the stipulation that the company would disassemble, remove and dispose of the water tower at its own expense within 18 months of the sale, according to city documents.—
Gael Langdon,
Arkansas Online,
29 Apr. 2025
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The human body has many joints, which are essentially bone and muscle junctions held together with ligaments.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
20 Apr. 2025
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The signals are then received by intricate, branched filaments called dendrites and the junctions at which these structures connect are called synapses.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Carrefour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrefour. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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