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 encourage motorists at unmarked intersections to measure the allowable distance in terms of vehicle size.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Field believes one of the key intersections between AI and design is that AI tools will help broaden access, letting more people become designers.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2025
The takeovers, which are large gatherings where crowds block off intersections to watch drivers do donuts and other stunts, took place throughout the city.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Innovation occurs at intersections where new technologies meet evolving strategies, where customer needs collide with creative thinking and increasingly where AI meets digital strategy.
—David Henkin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The fashion section explores intersections between design and fashion.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
Outside’s first Style and Design issue is all about those intersections—where sport meets art, where function gets a little flair.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
Behrman successfully pitched his boss at Columbia Masterworks a new series, called Music of Our Time, showcasing the classical vanguard and its potential intersections with the longhair rock market.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
In this situation, the median is considered to be like two separate intersections.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Field believes one of the key intersections between AI and design is that AI tools will help broaden access, letting more people become designers.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2025
The takeovers, which are large gatherings where crowds block off intersections to watch drivers do donuts and other stunts, took place throughout the city.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Innovation occurs at intersections where new technologies meet evolving strategies, where customer needs collide with creative thinking and increasingly where AI meets digital strategy.
—David Henkin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The fashion section explores intersections between design and fashion.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
Outside’s first Style and Design issue is all about those intersections—where sport meets art, where function gets a little flair.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
Behrman successfully pitched his boss at Columbia Masterworks a new series, called Music of Our Time, showcasing the classical vanguard and its potential intersections with the longhair rock market.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
In this situation, the median is considered to be like two separate intersections.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersections
Noun
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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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Lived on the corners and changed speeds.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Doja Cat’s eyes were carved out using a bronze shadow in the crease and a matte white in her inner corners.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Low-water crossings may be flooded.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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This has left border crossings with Israel, with occasional exceptions, as the sole entry to Gaza.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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Her comments come as Democrats face a leadership crossroads in Washington, with long-serving figures under scrutiny and younger candidates pushing for change.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … SEN STEVE DAINES, SEN ANGUS KING – America's national parks are at a crossroads.—
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FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Intersections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersections. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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