Thesaurus results for INTERSECTIONS

intersections

noun

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 City officials say the cameras would target intersections with a history of serious and deadly crashes. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 This can be quickly verified using the example with n = 5 boundary points; in this case, there are B(5, 2) = 10 intersections. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 Having 22 cameras for eight intersections might seem odd, but Candiano explained each camera is fixed on a pole, grabbing still photos of vehicles going in a single direction. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 The plan also sets a goal of increasing street-corner visibility at 1,000 intersections per year — a tactic known as daylighting. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026 The Road Ahead While many of us have focused on the flash of AVs, the transportation sector has adopted AI tools to create safer, more efficient streets, intersections and interstates. — Bryan Mistele, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Others questioned the new emphasis on lettered exits, arguing that street names and intersections can be more useful for tourists and occasional riders. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Self, who is known for her distinct depictions of the Black female body that generate discourse around intersections of race, gender and sexuality, is not surprised by this statistic. — Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Now in its 83rd edition, Venice remains one of the great intersections of cinema and fashion. — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Concrete is important again here, dictating the lack of material variation throughout the museum, the uniform thickness of the gallery walls, and the minimal slots of light at the junctions of many walls and ceilings.

— Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
The measurements showed that internal dendrites formed at defects such as pores and grain-boundary junctions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of junctions

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Talarico is favored by voters in the state’s most populous areas, including Dallas-Fort Worth, where 58% of those surveyed prefer the Democrat, whereas Paxton leads with 60% of support in the state’s rural corners, per the poll.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
Sitting in their corners are Cathcarts & Sons and Taylor & Byrne, two of London’s most powerful law firms.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of corners

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This comes after a partial glacier collapse in the Himalayan mountains unleashed a sudden surge of water, mud, and debris that swept through border crossings, valley communities, and hydropower projects on August 26.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Michigan border crossings affected by the 9/11 observances include the Sault Ste.

— Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of crossings

Noun

In January of 2024, at a crossroads of an already long and accomplished professional baseball career, Chris Sale was willing to try something — anything — new.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Still, Malone has jumped right in, even signing a player — former South Dakota center Cameron Fens, who is part of an eligibility suit filed in Tennessee — caught squarely in the crossroads of that uncertainty.

— Brendan Marks, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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