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
Combs' case was particularly challenging, wading into the murky intersections of consent and coercion, celebrity, complex workplace dynamics and the myriad ways that people cope with trauma.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Some sprawl out behind elaborate ceremonial gates, while others quietly integrate with the urban fabric; some are significantly pedestrianized, while others center on major intersections.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The panel will dive into where hip-hop meets superhero mythology, and hone in on the creative intersections between superhero lore and storytelling in rap.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Parking lots are accessible via the intersections of Truxel Road and Mill Creek Drive or West El Camino Avenue and Natomas Park Drive.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Building right-in/right-out intersections with overpasses or underpasses at Chaparral Road, Jackass Gulch Road and Cherry Lane.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025
Bus drivers will be able to send messages to the lights based on current traffic information, which will prevent cars from having to make way for turning buses at tight intersections, Soard explained.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
The transportation plan includes changes to off-site roads and intersections, and the addition of a bus stop on Sports Arena Boulevard.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Airport staff want to examine the potential traffic impacts in order to provide recommendations for the planning of critical intersections and potential street section improvements to the primary road network at Airport Boulevard and Regional Avenue.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Some sprawl out behind elaborate ceremonial gates, while others quietly integrate with the urban fabric; some are significantly pedestrianized, while others center on major intersections.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The panel will dive into where hip-hop meets superhero mythology, and hone in on the creative intersections between superhero lore and storytelling in rap.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Parking lots are accessible via the intersections of Truxel Road and Mill Creek Drive or West El Camino Avenue and Natomas Park Drive.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Building right-in/right-out intersections with overpasses or underpasses at Chaparral Road, Jackass Gulch Road and Cherry Lane.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025
Bus drivers will be able to send messages to the lights based on current traffic information, which will prevent cars from having to make way for turning buses at tight intersections, Soard explained.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
The transportation plan includes changes to off-site roads and intersections, and the addition of a bus stop on Sports Arena Boulevard.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Airport staff want to examine the potential traffic impacts in order to provide recommendations for the planning of critical intersections and potential street section improvements to the primary road network at Airport Boulevard and Regional Avenue.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersections
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Surprisingly, cognitive decline in healthy aging isn't as simple as neurons dying, but rather neurons losing their spark at the synapse, the tiny junctions where signals leap from cell to cell.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Four rotors, mounted at wing junctions, provide lift for vertical flight and stability during transition.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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Sprinting to the corners in transition as someone like Hart flies up the court with the basketball is one way to do that.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The retailer also operates 80 shops-in-shop and close to 500 corners in Japan.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So the Detroit-Windsor border (and other border crossings) will be open?—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Our institutions – businesses, universities, and society – stand at this crossroads.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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That geography has long placed the Central Asian nation at a crossroads, straddling both Europe and Asia.—
Nina Subkhanberdina,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Intersections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersections. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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