as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
a joint effort by residents of the neighborhood to help reduce crime
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as in junction
a place where two or more things are united
the leak was found at a joint in the pipe
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as in penitentiary
slang
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
violate your probation and you'll be back in the joint in short order, loser
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Recent Examples of joint
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
Every acquisition, development project, financing opportunity, or joint venture begins with people.
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James Nelson,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Providence, one of only two three-star-Michelin joints in Los Angeles (the other being Somni), won Outstanding Hospitality.
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Brock Keeling,
Daily News,
16 June 2026
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Adjective
The final contenders include Norway’s AF Gruppen, France’s Eiffage Génie Civil, and a joint venture between Sweden’s Skanska and Norway’s Vassbakk & Stol.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
Every acquisition, development project, financing opportunity, or joint venture begins with people.
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James Nelson,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Noun
Formulated for lean muscle and healthy joints, this food can help keep large dogs fit and mobile for longer.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Providence, one of only two three-star-Michelin joints in Los Angeles (the other being Somni), won Outstanding Hospitality.
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Brock Keeling,
Daily News,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joint
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The move, aimed at securing Finland’s collective defense, roughly doubled NATO’s border with Russia.
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African teams have drawn arguably the toughest assignments in match day 1, with Spain, Portugal, Brazil and Belgium also on their collective fight card.
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These are carefully compiled for each city, meter-by-meter, junction by junction, before a car can operate there.
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Bananal Island lies between the Javae and Araguaia rivers at the junction of Brazil's top soy and cattle-producing states of Tocantins, Mato Grosso and Para.
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Her extroverted big sister, on the other hand, loves being out and about, exploring new places, unruffled by noise or crowds.
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Antetokounmpo, 31, delivered the franchise's first championship in 50 years in 2021 and cemented his place among the greatest players in team history.
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After a federal jury voted to convict him in early 2024, Hernández was sent to a notorious high-security penitentiary in West Virginia to serve his time.
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Mike Braun opened the Speedway Slammer at an Indiana prison, Jim Pillen opened the Cornhusker Clink at a Nebraska work camp, and Jeff Landry opened the Louisiana Lockup in a disused wing of Angola penitentiary.
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While collaborative robots have been designed to work closer to humans, many traditional robotic systems still require physical barriers to meet safety requirements.
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His sets were joyous and collaborative.
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There are close to 1,000 residential units in historic buildings at the intersection of Broadway and 5th Street, Bastian said, but all the ground floor stores are closed.
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PennDOT is installing about $20,000 in safety improvements at a Delaware County intersection where a college math professor was killed while riding his bicycle six months ago.
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In addition to fast-food tastes and trends, the YouGov report analyzed consumers' views of casual-dining and specialty-dining establishments and offered a profile of weekly fast-food diners.
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The city boasts nearly 24 coworking spaces per 100,000 residents—the highest concentration among large cities—and ranks second in leisure establishments, giving young professionals countless opportunities to connect outside traditional workplaces.
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To get there, Sodais climbed mountains in the snow, moved from border to border with the help of smugglers, got captured a dozen times and spent time in jail.
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Ábalos, who spent seven months in jail before his trial in April, is accused of taking kickbacks from the purchase of $60 million-worth of facemasks during the Covid pandemic.
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“Joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joint. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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