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Recent Examples of conjuncture According to Litman, the company works closely with and employs a variety of therapists, thinking of themselves as working in conjuncture with their mechanical counterparts, not against them. Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024 Mungiu wants to tell a story about people in trouble, to offer a universal moral lesson, and to analyze a particular political conjuncture—and for the most part these elements tend to strengthen and deepen one another, even if his ambition at times puts them under too much strain. Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2023 Whether Europe actually manages to create a liberal empire strong enough to defend the interests and values of Europeans will, as always in human history, depend on conjuncture, luck, collective will, and individual leadership. Timothy Garton Ash, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2023 Elsewhere Gold gained on more stimulus conjuncture. Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2020 The new marketing materials come after 18 months of work led by Jenny Dexter, the city’s former communications manager in conjuncture with consultants and surveys. Cincinnati.com, 13 Apr. 2020 In conjuncture with this, A Bola (via Sport Witness) have reported that Spurs have requested a new meeting, meaning further developments could be imminent. SI.com, 2 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjuncture
Noun
  • His latest protest fits into his activism against war and follows previous arrests for disrupting Senate hearings over Gaza and domestic health crises.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In her usual soft-spoken British accent, she was known for balancing the grim realities of the climate crisis with a sincere message of hope for the future.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The situation should remind us of dozens of economic bubbles from the past, ranging from 17th Century Dutch tulips to credit default swaps in 2008.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There’s no question Falvey is in an increasingly difficult situation due to the Pohlads’ unwillingness to invest in the roster he’s tasked with building.
    Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Conjuncture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjuncture. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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