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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Tyrrell Hatton was mid-interview as the putt rolled in, seeing a television screen out of the corner of his eye.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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The incident occurred about midway through the race when Foster lost control of his vehicle in the corner and collided with the wall.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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With the debate over the role of standardized tests in the admissions process, higher education stands at a crossroads: Will colleges yield to political pressure and narrow definitions of merit and ignore equity?—
Audrey Amrein-Beardsley,
The Conversation,
17 June 2025
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Either way, four playoff-free seasons after succeeding Epstein, Hoyer’s era is at a crossroads.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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The minimum crossing altitude was listed at or above 1,380 feet msl.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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More than 60 students are on a waiting list for bus transportation to and from the school, Shepard said, and many live more than five miles away along routes that lack sidewalks or safe street crossings.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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“Intersection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersection. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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