Thesaurus results for INTERSECTION

intersection

noun

ˌin-tər-ˈsek-shən

Definition of intersection

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 Current senior advisor to the FDA Jared Seehafer is the leading candidate for a new position focused on technology and the intersection of health and AI. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 Their work centers on humans who sit at the intersections of time, space, and culture. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026 Chesterton Councilman James Ton, R-1st, who is the town’s representative on the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, is well aware of the longstanding need for the crossover intersection to be addressed. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The collision occurred on the morning of July 31 near the intersection of 47th Avenue and Wawona Street, north of the San Francisco Zoo. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intersection

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Noun

The derailment was caused by an overheated journal box that led to an axle breaking as the train passed through the junction.

— USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
To counteract this, daily calf stretches are recommended to decrease strain and tension along the musculotendinous junction of the Achilles tendon.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of junction

Noun

Civilian infrastructure failed or disappeared, telecommunications broke down, and hundreds of thousands of people were stranded in what was already a relatively remote, rugged corner of the country.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
But apart from that, there’s the matter of just how awfully spirit-lifting her earth-angel mezzo-soprano tends to be, even when backing herself into dark corners before backing her way back out again.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of corner

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Chinese officials said 558 people were missing after a mudslide at a land crossing in Tibet’s Gyirong county, including 260 foreign nationals.

— Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Tibet’s Gyirong port, which has borne the brunt of the mudslide, is a major land border crossing between China and Nepal.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of crossing

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