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
The pill is meant to be taken immediately after a bite in conjunction with anti-venom treatments at a hospital.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In conjunction with Central Lakes College and Brainerd Walleye Alliance president Adam Mord, Kempe ran a creel survey on three lakes in the Brainerd area to quantify walleye catch rates by anglers using forward-facing sonar.
—Mike McFeely, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
However, the steep drop in battery costs is now allowing energy-storage technology to be deployed in conjunction with natural gas to provide more reliable power for data centers.
—Mark Chediak, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
The shooting of the film was held in conjunction with Peak State, a music and arts festival also produced by Pella and team to facilitate the film’s larger sequences, which took place in Austin, TX from April 15-19.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In conjunction with Central Lakes College and Brainerd Walleye Alliance president Adam Mord, Kempe ran a creel survey on three lakes in the Brainerd area to quantify walleye catch rates by anglers using forward-facing sonar.
—Mike McFeely, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
However, the steep drop in battery costs is now allowing energy-storage technology to be deployed in conjunction with natural gas to provide more reliable power for data centers.
—Mark Chediak, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
The shooting of the film was held in conjunction with Peak State, a music and arts festival also produced by Pella and team to facilitate the film’s larger sequences, which took place in Austin, TX from April 15-19.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjunction
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Dos Rios State Park, a 2,100-acre property at the confluence of the Tuolumne and San Joaquin Rivers, which the Newsom administration opened in 2024, is only open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays now.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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This site, the former capital of the Cherokee Nation, sits in a green valley carved by the confluence of Georgia's Coosawattee and Conasauga rivers.—
Keith Sharon,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The results demonstrate a scalable method for incoherent beam combining.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This convergence provides the very first footprint of a structural trend change.—
,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Even so, nuclear is the closest point of convergence between the two parties — a rare area where attitudes are narrowing rather than widening.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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That leaves Price a wide-open path to get steady work for an elite team, a dream combination in a Rookie of the Year chase.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the designer recommends trying a combination such as polished nickel paired with warm brass or gold.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
26 Apr. 2026
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The merging of brands following bank deals often moves much quicker.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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This bottleneck causes daily backups of at least half a mile, creating dangerous merging conditions into bumper-to-bumper traffic.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted the meeting, which was also attended by Vice President JD Vance and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Since 2022, the Irish have stationed a permanent police liaison officer in the Emirates, and have regularly flown senior police officers and political figures to the Emirates for meetings.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Conjunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjunction. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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