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
Participants will learn traffic laws, riding techniques, how to safely navigate intersections, where to find local bicycle infrastructure and ways to avoid crashes, according to the city.
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Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The intersection is the site of a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line subway station where trains stop 24 hours a day, along with hotels, luxury apartments, and office buildings.
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Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Cameron died at the scene of the crash near the intersection of College Boulevard and Thompson Avenue, and her husband suffered a variety of injuries and had to have surgery.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
None of this comes as a surprise to Michael Lewis, an Emory University professor who focuses on the intersection of sports analytics and sports marketing.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
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Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The intersection is the site of a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line subway station where trains stop 24 hours a day, along with hotels, luxury apartments, and office buildings.
—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Cameron died at the scene of the crash near the intersection of College Boulevard and Thompson Avenue, and her husband suffered a variety of injuries and had to have surgery.
—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
None of this comes as a surprise to Michael Lewis, an Emory University professor who focuses on the intersection of sports analytics and sports marketing.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersection
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The Manayunk/Norristown, Fox Chase and Chestnut Hill East Lines were suspended while SEPTA worked to clear the junction.
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Drive west, and the junction for Estadio Akron is less than 30 minutes away.
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The story begins with the historic building designed by Edward Durrell Stone in the 1960s as the World Trade Center, with a cruciform plan that nodded to the four corners of the compass and New Orleans’ place as a center of international commerce.
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Anthony Elanga puts up a contender for the goal of the tournament with a rocket from the corner of the box into the left side of the net to bring this one back even at one goal apiece in the 62nd minute.
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How ‘The Ultimatum’ works The Ultimatum follows couples at a crossroads in their relationships.
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American wine has never enjoyed greater global credibility, but the industry faces historic crossroads today, grappling with oversupply, declining consumption and growing uncertainty about its future.
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Michael Howard is the principal engineer for the Delaware River Port Authority, which owns the crossing.
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Forty ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler, a number still significantly lower than the average daily crossings before the war with Iran started in February.
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“Intersection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersection. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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