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
Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Cameras were given access to rehearsals, backstage and onstage, while the film also includes the first joint interviews with Noel and Liam in over 25 years.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Unlike traditional robotics pipelines that separate locomotion and manipulation, Atlas uses a whole-body learning approach that coordinates arms, legs, torso, and joints as a single system.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
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Adjective
Stem cells often are touted as a cure-all for everything from joint pain to Alzheimer’s, but the FDA has approved them only for a narrow set of disorders affecting blood production.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Cameras were given access to rehearsals, backstage and onstage, while the film also includes the first joint interviews with Noel and Liam in over 25 years.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2026
Noun
In the locker room after Tuesday’s game, teammates sat with their feet submerged in buckets of ice and ice packs wrapped around their joints.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Unlike traditional robotics pipelines that separate locomotion and manipulation, Atlas uses a whole-body learning approach that coordinates arms, legs, torso, and joints as a single system.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
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For example, the capabilities of the chip-manufacturer TSMC emerge from the collective intelligence of its 90,000 interacting employees.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Last are the members of Open Group, a Ukrainian contemporary art collective that attempts to confront the war through its artistic practice.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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The 13-year-old from Long Island, New York, had been born with ureterovesical junction obstruction, a rare congenital disease, where a blockage between the ureter and bladder causes urine to back up into the kidney.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lewis and King were coworkers at Taco Casa, a fast food restaurant near the junction of Interstate 30 and East Loop 820 in Fort Worth.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
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It should be noted that most nuclear power plants have run without accidents for decades, and nuclear power plants have many safeguards in place to prevent problems, according to the World Nuclear Association.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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When occupancy is lower, the evening happy hour takes place in the lobby lounge, but does not skimp on the buffet spread of hot and cold items, enough for dinner for many people.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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In the early 1970s, the penitentiary remained poorly funded, and prison officials hoped to make money on the rodeo.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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Al Capone was transferred by train to a federal penitentiary in Atlanta.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Thinking of these up-and-coming leaders in science and technology—and others who might read your book—what is your best advice for creating a collaborative and successful team?—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
9 May 2026
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In 1984, the dealer even proposed for Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat to work together on a famous series of collaborative paintings, having already linked up the artists two years prior.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
9 May 2026
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Images included in the court filing appear to show the suspect moving through the intersection as people scatter, then raising the weapon and firing.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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My work lives at the intersection of fashion, art, and cultural identity.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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The faction is viewed as so radical that even hardliners within Iran’s conservative establishment see it as fringe.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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That frustration is exactly why our campaign shocked the political establishment at the Republican convention.—
Anne Brensley,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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The new commissioner faces the daunting task of improving the existing jail while planning for a world without it.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The singer, who did not appear in court, avoided jail time by pleading guilty to the lesser charge; Spears initially faced one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2026
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“Joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joint. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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