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joinings

noun

plural of joining
as in junctions
a place where two or more things are united the joining of the original house and the later addition is barely noticeable

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  1. junctions
  2. intersections
  3. joins
  4. couplings
Noun
  • In an era of $400 tasting menus, the cost lands as reasonable given the meal’s many junctions of meticulous artistry and down-to-earth deliciousness.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of junctions
Noun
  • Boynton Beach has 18 intersections with the cameras, and the program resulted in more than 3,400 notices of violation in one month alone this year, the city’s website said.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • According to Theresa Vink, assistant city engineer, these kinds of intersections can handle a higher volume of left turns better than the current intersection.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of intersections
Noun
  • So no more do-overs or messy entry points, making for easy joins and neat work.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Last Flight Out joins previously announced Five Secrets, a spec Apple preemptively purchased before Chernin could take it to market.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Definition of joins
Noun
  • The strength of the coupling between each pair of RLC resonators in the network can be varied, and all the couplings can be written in the mathematical form of a matrix.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
  • Because the church holds a lot of sway in this backwoods burg, and unsurprisingly, such couplings are frowned upon by the extremely conservative, extremely close-minded population.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Definition of couplings
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“Joinings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joinings. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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