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
Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Among other joint endeavors, Hailat helped connect Accurso with a recent guest—Rahaf, a 3-year-old girl from Gaza who lost both her legs in an Israeli airstrike.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Rolling a joint has always been part ritual, part art, part social connector.
—Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
But in July, the FBI and DOJ released a joint memo stating there was no Epstein client list and no credible evidence that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Among other joint endeavors, Hailat helped connect Accurso with a recent guest—Rahaf, a 3-year-old girl from Gaza who lost both her legs in an Israeli airstrike.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
On average, participants reported using the equivalent of 10 to 17 joints per week considering today's strains are widely reported to be much stronger than in past decades.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Rolling a joint has always been part ritual, part art, part social connector.
—Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joint
Adjective
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The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Six major systems, the HQ-11, HQ-20, HQ-22A, HQ-9C, HQ-19, and HQ-29, made their collective appearance, highlighting Beijing’s push to close the gap with US and Russian missile defense capabilities.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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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Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes, especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range, which lies near the junction formed by the former Tethys Ocean and now squeezed together between the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Following a little lightning, and a 64-minute delay, their defense continually came up with stops and handed the ball to the strength of this team, the place where all of the money and resources went.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Hudson, who competed on American Idol in its third season but came in seventh place, stepped in to take her place as a judge while she was gone.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Video released by the prison shows large chunks of debris flying off the roof with what appears to be billows of black storm clouds above the penitentiary.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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In the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian glide bomb attack on a local penitentiary killed 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others in one of the deadliest strikes in the region to date.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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The collaborative atmosphere extended throughout the cast, creating what Yoon describes as genuine chemistry.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Apart from his eponymous brand, Scott’s expanded his reach with unique partnerships, including a collaborative relationship with Adidas that’s lasted more than two decades.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Here’s my Saturday column on the intersection of bad luck and bad decisions for the Dolphins, and how Miami must hope that’s not the case in four key areas.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Resident upset by upcoming intersection closure Mooresville resident Richard Beck criticized the closure in an email to The Charlotte Observer and local and state elected officials.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If the marathons of New York and London showcase splendour and establishment and magnificence and size and place, then the Great North Run offers something else; to complete it, to witness it, is to understand its pull.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Three Arlington restaurants were temporarily closed and another establishment failed after inspectors found roaches and unsanitary conditions during the August 17-30 health inspections, according to data from the city and compiled by the Star-Telegram.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued an opinion stating that county jails with ICE contracts can detain people with immigration violations for extended periods of time.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
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Abrego Garcia declined to stay in jail and was released Friday.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joint. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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