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
Independence Parade: The 29th annual parade starts at 10 a.m. June 28 at the intersection of North Coast Highway and Wisconsin Avenue and will head north on Coast Highway to Civic Center Drive.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
The most promising opportunities often lie at the intersection of significant pain and institutional blindness—where inefficiency has been accepted as inevitable.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
About 20 seconds later, the fleeing vehicle lost control at the intersection of East 21st Street and 12th Avenue and slammed into the fire hydrant, the footage showed.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
According to the DeKalb County Police Department, officers arrived at the scene around 3:37 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2021, and found Rooks suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at the intersection of Deep Shoals Circle and Corners Crossing in the Panthersville area.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 12 June 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
The most promising opportunities often lie at the intersection of significant pain and institutional blindness—where inefficiency has been accepted as inevitable.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
About 20 seconds later, the fleeing vehicle lost control at the intersection of East 21st Street and 12th Avenue and slammed into the fire hydrant, the footage showed.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
According to the DeKalb County Police Department, officers arrived at the scene around 3:37 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2021, and found Rooks suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at the intersection of Deep Shoals Circle and Corners Crossing in the Panthersville area.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersection
Noun
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Mantle upwelling at Afar triple junction shaped by overriding plate dynamics.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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These influential manosphere podcasters exist at a dangerous junction between joking and truth-telling, where hosts riff on news-like content, but are not held to the journalistic standards often present in liberal satire shows.—
Allison Jiang,
The Hill,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Thankfully, the corner stepped in and called an end to the bout.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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After making it around the corner of a nearby Taco Bell, Muller appears to stumble, the footage shows.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2025
Noun
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At the crossroads of aviation and space technologies, the VORTEX will undoubtedly pave the way for a new generation of space aeronautics, consolidating France’s strategic position as a leading space power.—
David Szondy
June 27,
New Atlas,
27 June 2025
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Are Lewis Miley and Newcastle United at a crossroads?—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The current route—the E39—includes multiple ferry crossings and takes over 21 hours to drive.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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The supplies were transported from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing point without any reported looting, and the blood and plasma were delivered to Nasser Hospital's cold storage facility for distribution to other medical centers, the organization and the hospital reported.—
Diaa Ostaz,
ABC News,
28 June 2025
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“Intersection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersection. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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