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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of conjunction
Your 5th House of Theatricality is blessed by today’s conjunction between the Sun and Saturn, empowering play into something that can build useful skills.
—
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
The museum also hosts pop-up stargazing festivities timed to exciting astronomical events, such as bright comets or planet conjunctions.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
Your constructive 6th house hosts the conjunction of the dynamic Sun and elusive Neptune, lending you extra drive around daily tasks, co-workers, and personal care.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The Kyoto Prize Symposium is held in conjunction with San Diego’s major universities and offers free public lectures by winners of the annual Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest private award for global achievement.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for conjunction
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
The museum also hosts pop-up stargazing festivities timed to exciting astronomical events, such as bright comets or planet conjunctions.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
Your constructive 6th house hosts the conjunction of the dynamic Sun and elusive Neptune, lending you extra drive around daily tasks, co-workers, and personal care.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The Kyoto Prize Symposium is held in conjunction with San Diego’s major universities and offers free public lectures by winners of the annual Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest private award for global achievement.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for conjunction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjunction
Noun
-
After Warren Jeffs’ arrest, what are the confluence of events that allow for a predator like Sam Bateman to infiltrate this vulnerable community?—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
-
In Oakland, where a confluence of factors including changing consumer habits and high overhead has sparked a wave of bar closings, another craft beer bar has gone dark.—
Mario Cortez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The results demonstrate a scalable method for incoherent beam combining.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
More Than Just a Trend The convergence of these factors shows that the rise in entrepreneurship is more than just a trend.—
William Jones,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
-
As the Reddit post continues to circulate, the moment has become less about any single celebrity and more about the rare convergence of so many public figures in one place.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
City staff proposed a combination of oversight from both the public health and police departments to enforce the new ban.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
-
White told police Ashley had mailed him a key to Marsha's house and given him the combination to the safe, unaware her mother had installed those home security cameras.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Ellison, whose father and main business backer is Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, always stresses a merging of content and technology that still needs to happen at legacy media.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
-
What was your wedding like, and the merging of families?—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
The plan includes the addition of office and research space for the University of Maryland's School of Architecture, along with community meeting spaces.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
-
Rules relating to meetings, notices, proxy voting, remote participation, board composition, and election procedures have also been addressed in response to the growing use of virtual meetings and electronic processes.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Conjunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjunction. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
