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
The students at North Central High School in Indianapolis initially caused a chaotic scene as hundreds of students flooded strip mall parking lots and the corners of a busy intersection.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
The first Buc-ee's in Colorado opened in Johnstown, located at the intersection of Interstate 25 and County Road 48 between Denver and Fort Collins, in 2024.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
The correspondence includes discussions of Tramo’s teaching at UCLA, his research interests at the intersection of neuroscience and music, and Epstein’s support for related academic work.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
The first Buc-ee's in Colorado opened in Johnstown, located at the intersection of Interstate 25 and County Road 48 between Denver and Fort Collins, in 2024.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
The correspondence includes discussions of Tramo’s teaching at UCLA, his research interests at the intersection of neuroscience and music, and Epstein’s support for related academic work.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersection
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Creating reliable molecular junctions at the nanometer scale Building molecular junctions requires electrodes spaced less than 3 nanometers apart.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Astrocytes, which outnumber neurons in many brain regions, have complex and varied shapes, and sometimes tendrils, that can envelop hundreds of thousands or millions of synapses, the junctions where neurons exchange molecular signals.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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The two men, in their respective corners, stared each other down.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The box office is at the southwest corner of the arena.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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The civil rights movement was at a crossroads.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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At a crossroads The meeting was hosted by the Dinosaur Valley-Paluxy River Protection Alliance that was formed last summer in response to Oncor’s proposal.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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At the state level, bills (SB 1301 / HB 1323) were filed in January that also were aimed at reducing collisions at Florida rail crossings.—
Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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The global reach of a streamer like Netflix helped accelerate that crossing of borders, which was typically the business of small but savvy companies that know how to target a campaign.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Intersection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersection. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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