JOININGS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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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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

Definition of intersections

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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

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