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 At the same time, a traffic signal at Hazel Avenue and Folsom Boulevard was flashing in all directions, disrupting train signals at three additional intersections, Selenis said. — Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The group chose roads that would keep them moving, avoiding excessive stop-start riding at traffic lights and intersections wherever possible. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026 Three more intersections will have red-light enforcement cameras fully up and running at the end of the year. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 During the run of the exhibition, Maravilla will activate the commission via weekly sound baths, an essential component of his practice, which looks at the intersections between art and healing. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Soon, however, the Kings’ fondness for probing the strangest possible intersections of legal practice pushes Cupertino in odd and hilarious directions. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026 What all three films have in common, aside from various intersections and overlaps in their stories, is their repositioning of tech billionaires as the new screen villains. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 Ten intersections in the city were also identified for improvements, including Eagle Street and Aurora Avenue and Hillside Road and Washington Street. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 These cameras photograph moving vehicles, typically at places like traffic intersections. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 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 was very little original local production, and people were finding their favourite TV shows through obscure corners of the web.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a magic to young adults aged 18 to 22 coming together from different corners of the world, bringing their diverse tastes to a campus.
    — Elise Brisco, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Much of its light rail equipment across 43 miles with 69 crossings is more than 30 years old.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Wildlife is believed to travel through a series of border crossings linking Thailand and Myanmar, including the Mae Sot-Myawaddy and Tachileik-Mae Sai corridors, both of which have long been associated with all manner of illicit trafficking.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Related Stories The growing muscle that YouTube flexes as the video crossroads of the world was a near-constant subject of conversation.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Critics see a once-lively multiethnic crossroads suffocated by Chinese authoritarianism.
    — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Intersections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersections. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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