as in confluence
the coming together of two or more things to the same point
the conjunction of the two major highways creates a massive influx of cars into the city
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Recent Examples of conjunction
This case is being worked in conjunction with the FBI Kansas City Field Office and the Lenexa Police Department.
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Kerry Breen
june 6, CBS News, 6 June 2025
In fact, this is the perfect day to work in conjunction with someone.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
When taken in conjunction with misoprostol, mifepristone ends early pregnancies (up to 10 weeks following conception).
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
From Yangon, Myanmar, the conjunction occurs at 7:13 p.m. local time, and Jupiter is 18 degrees high at sunset, which is at 6:33 p.m.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 26 May 2025
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Kerry Breen
june 6, CBS News, 6 June 2025
In fact, this is the perfect day to work in conjunction with someone.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
When taken in conjunction with misoprostol, mifepristone ends early pregnancies (up to 10 weeks following conception).
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
From Yangon, Myanmar, the conjunction occurs at 7:13 p.m. local time, and Jupiter is 18 degrees high at sunset, which is at 6:33 p.m.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjunction
Noun
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Sheffield Castle once stood at the confluence of two rivers in the north England city, surviving for centuries until it was repurposed in the 17th and 18th centuries as part of the Industrial Revolution, according to the University of Sheffield.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2025
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There has also been a confluence of the pro-housing and anti-tourism struggles in Spain, whose 48 million residents welcomed a record 94 million international visitors last year.—
Joseph Wilson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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The company’s recovery will likely require a convergence of favorable conditions, including improvements in net metering policies and access to more affordable financing options as interest rates potentially decline.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Meteorologists later said the harsh conditions resulted from the convergence of an unseasonal cold front and thunderstorms, which caused strong, hard-to-predict gusts.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Attachments: For hard-to-reach corners and narrow stretches of floor, crevice and combination tools are some of the most helpful tools to have in your cleaning arsenal.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2025
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The Risks of Recursive Self-Improvement One concern with both evolutionary search and self-improving systems—and especially their combination, as in DGM—is safety.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 June 2025
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The script was soon taken to the market with Chernin moving fast to land a meeting to come on as producers.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
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The data points to a steady rise in after-hours activity with chats sent outside the standard nine to five workday up 15% year on year, meetings after 8PM up 16%–driven by global and flexible teams–and more employees checking their inboxes late into the evenings.—
Barnaby Lashbrooke,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Conjunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjunction. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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