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
Manuka honey’s thicker texture and robust profile support its premium positioning — with consumers still prioritizing immunity and energy, the ingredient sits at the intersection of health and indulgence.
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Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Thursday at the intersection of Broadway and Eighth Street, a block from police headquarters.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent developments at the intersection of Crypto x AI have made the objective of coordination accelerationism explicit and thus hard to overlook.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Campbell’s office has heard from constituents about the intersection, according to Margaret Doyle, Campbell’s communications director.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Thursday at the intersection of Broadway and Eighth Street, a block from police headquarters.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent developments at the intersection of Crypto x AI have made the objective of coordination accelerationism explicit and thus hard to overlook.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Campbell’s office has heard from constituents about the intersection, according to Margaret Doyle, Campbell’s communications director.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersection
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The gunmen, who arrived at the junction in a vehicle carrying weapons, ammunition and a knife, shot at dozens of people waiting near buses in the area.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Members of Israel's ZAKA search and rescue emergency services collect samples at the scene of a shooting at the Ramot road junction in east Jerusalem on September 8, 2025.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Dell’s Ice Blue aluminum design strikes a modern tone with its soft-rounded corners, slim display bezels, and light gray backlit keyboard.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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After successfully rounding the corner of generating text, the AI makers shifted into a mode of concentrating on code.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The country stands at a political crossroads, and nothing brings that into sharper focus than the recent, tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.—
Matthew Mayhew,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Centuries later, the capital of Spain’s Balearic Islands remains a crossroads—but these days, it’s becoming known for its crafts, shopping, and galleries.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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An estimated 132 paddlers started the 30-mile Catalina crossing journey, with 128 making it to the finish line.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Experiments have demonstrated that these particles can move beyond the digestive tract, entering the bloodstream, crossing cell membranes, and eventually reaching reproductive organs.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Intersection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersection. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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