as in convergences
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 conjunctions
This is one of the month’s best naked-eye conjunctions.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
August has been a month jam-packed with cosmic phenomena visible from Earth – from nebulas to meteor showers to planetary conjunctions.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
August has been a month jam-packed with cosmic phenomena visible from Earth – from nebulas to meteor showers to planetary conjunctions.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjunctions
Noun
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But the movie’s more substantial convergences with Polanski’s personal situation are less obvious, though far more deeply rooted in the aesthetic that has governed his directing career.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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The sale features the cream option for light-colored style combinations or a pop of contrast with darker clothes.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Their experiments showed that certain combinations – like a benign image paired with a harmful question – could slip past the model’s safety filters.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Conjunctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjunctions. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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