as in junction
a place where roads meet
follow this road and take a left turn at the next intersection
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Recent Examples of intersection
Officers found Catalan at the intersection with gunshot wounds to the neck and ankle, according to a police report.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Few operate comfortably at the intersection of all three.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
In fact, the top feels like the wearable intersection between multiple dreamy Chloé dresses the singer has worn in recent memory.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
The intersection improvement project will install a roundabout and a sidewalk.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Few operate comfortably at the intersection of all three.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
In fact, the top feels like the wearable intersection between multiple dreamy Chloé dresses the singer has worn in recent memory.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
The intersection improvement project will install a roundabout and a sidewalk.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersection
Noun
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Surprisingly, cognitive decline in healthy aging isn't as simple as neurons dying, but rather neurons losing their spark at the synapse, the tiny junctions where signals leap from cell to cell.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes, especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range, which lies near the junction formed by the former Tethys Ocean and now squeezed together between the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition, Instagram has improved a few other corners to make better use of the larger display.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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One of those bets was £115 but it was heard the same person had placed almost £1,000 on the corners market of a fixture not involving Paqueta just two days earlier.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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At a crossroads, but with an opportunity.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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And that led to a crossroads moment of self-reflection.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Three plays later, after a Jordan Lyle rush for no gain and an incomplete pass, Toney capped the drive with a 28-yard touchdown reception on a crossing route, once again beating Hobbs to give Miami an early 7-0 lead.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Low-water crossings may be flooded.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Intersection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersection. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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