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
Police responded to the intersection of Queensbury and Spaulding avenues for reports of a shooting around 8:46 p.m. Saturday, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said during a news briefing.
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Mathew Schumer, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
Harbor Police said the driver fled the scene before officers arrived on the westbound lane of North Harbor Drive, near the intersection of Laning Road.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
The companies best positioned for the future are the ones expanding that business travel decision-making intersection to include talent development and well-being.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Porter pulled his car up to where the girls were walking near the intersection of Fox River Road and North Harvest Glen Road, police said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Mathew Schumer, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
Harbor Police said the driver fled the scene before officers arrived on the westbound lane of North Harbor Drive, near the intersection of Laning Road.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
The companies best positioned for the future are the ones expanding that business travel decision-making intersection to include talent development and well-being.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Porter pulled his car up to where the girls were walking near the intersection of Fox River Road and North Harvest Glen Road, police said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersection
Noun
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As of Thursday, Highway 166 was closed from the northern junction of Highway 101 in Santa Maria to Perkins Road in New Cuyama, according to the California Department of Transportation.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Under the latest TxDOT proposal, the interstate would go from five to three lanes at that junction, with two lanes dedicated to traffic exiting onto Texas 174.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Aug. 2025
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Afterward, Carrie danced down her hallway and disappeared around the corner.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Also, exposed in a kitchen corner: rodent bait. Re-re-re-re-inspection, Wednesday again: Passed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Now on the brink of adulthood, Belly finds herself at a crossroads and must decide which brother has her heart.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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As tennis enters a new era, with the US Open as its annual exclamation point, the sport stands at the crossroads of tradition and transformation.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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The next month, after a thirty-minute phone call between then President Joe Biden and Netanyahu, Israel opened more crossings into the northern area.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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The railroad is looking at the engineering feasibility of safely installing pedestrian gates at the crossings.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Intersection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersection. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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