intersections

plural of intersection
as in junctions
a place where roads meet follow this road and take a left turn at the next intersection

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Recent Examples of intersections Safety and visibility along the corridor were central discussion points, with officials calling for lighting at intersections and campus drives and along the street and walkway up to Swepco Road. — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Her work draws on her experience across Indigenous film, television and media, using comedy and character-driven storytelling to explore the strange intersections between island communities and larger cultural institutions. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 The current plan is to put in roundabouts at the Pitkin and Burnside intersections, and make intersection improvements where Main passes Bissell Street as well as Connecticut Boulevard. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026 Seven-day itineraries are stubbornly unhurried, timed around the intersections of sunlight and wildlife routines. — Alexandra Marvar, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 At intersections in Chicago, Skokie and elsewhere, the protesters held up signs exhorting passersby to vote early, and drivers honked in response. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026 Officials have completed road improvements along the detour route and will deploy traffic control officers at 18 key intersections during the bridge’s full closure. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 For most of my career, the obvious intersections between business and politics were relatively easy to identify. — Amanda Simonian, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The report found no single source accounting for the total number of cameras, but included estimates that show there could be thousands monitoring roadways and intersections countywide. — John Lomax V, Houston Chronicle, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersections
Noun
  • Along the way, the riders crossed mountain passes, passed through towns and villages, and dealt with the usual assortment of traffic and junctions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Urban grids are a tight mesh of streets and junctions, meaning that any two points on them are connected by many viable routes.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There were a few bumps in the road that played out publicly over the years, but as of earlier this year, the artists are firmly in each other’s corners.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The iPad mini is a rectangular glass-and-metal slab with rounded corners and flat edges all around.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Seoul says Pyongyang has sent up to 7,000 workers to the border this year, with about 50 crossings of the Military Demarcation Line, which bisects the DMZ, to South Korea’s side of the border.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
  • While tanker crossings through the strait are still well below pre-war levels, a restoration in Saudi Arabia’s pipeline exports has helped restore flows and keep a lid on oil prices.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Which, honestly, left them at a very uncomfortable crossroads.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Loved by locals, Las Vegas’ Arts District is at a crossroads.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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“Intersections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersections. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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