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
Matt Bok, Sportico.com, 21 June 2025
Odds and ends The House bill would allow millions of Americans to use their health savings accounts to pay for gym memberships, with a cap of $500 for single taxpayers and $1,000 for joint filers.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2025
At a Venezuelan restaurant a few blocks away from the taco joint, a waitress shared the same observations.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
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Adjective
As part of the deal, Mubadala pledged to lead a $10 billion investment in TWG, which in turn acquired a minority stake in the asset manager along with a promise to commit $2.5 billion to Mubadala products, the companies said in a joint press release.
—Matt Bok, Sportico.com, 21 June 2025
Odds and ends The House bill would allow millions of Americans to use their health savings accounts to pay for gym memberships, with a cap of $500 for single taxpayers and $1,000 for joint filers.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Noun
An Overland Park woman is suing the parent company of Tasty’s, a Kansas City burger joint, saying food from the restaurant gave her son Salmonella poisoning, causing severe medical issues and leading to a lengthy hospitalization, according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday.
—Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2025
At a Venezuelan restaurant a few blocks away from the taco joint, a waitress shared the same observations.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for joint
Adjective
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Her family’s collective journey informs how Ionescu conducts herself.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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In a genuinely multipolar system, New Delhi would benefit less from the collective goods the United States supplies, such as protecting the sea-lanes in the Indian Ocean.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Coufal took pictures in front of the ‘Long live the Boleyn’ and Billy Bonds and Sir Trevor Brooking murals, located near the junction of Priory Road and Barking Road.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Maureen Sideris, a patient who was diagnosed with gastroesophageal junction cancer in 2022 and participated in the study, said that the treatment had worked successfully for her, according to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center release.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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When the King takes his place on the dais after the inspection of the troops on Horse Guards Parade, there will be a moment of silence preceded by the sounding of the Last Post.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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The establishment is designed to be a comfortable place to gather.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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The Torchlight Tour at Fremantle Prison takes visitors into the cells, tunnels, and courtyards of the prison, all by handheld light, with guides recounting the stories of those imprisoned in the 19th-century penitentiary.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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But their attempts to address more fundamental corruption backfire; many interpret their pragmatic cooperation with the government as carrying water for Juan Orlando Hernández, a strongman president later exposed as a drug trafficker who is now serving a 45-year sentence in a U.S. penitentiary.—
Katherine Corcoran,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The most promising opportunities often lie at the intersection of significant pain and institutional blindness—where inefficiency has been accepted as inevitable.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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About 20 seconds later, the fleeing vehicle lost control at the intersection of East 21st Street and 12th Avenue and slammed into the fire hydrant, the footage showed.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
12 June 2025
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But Jerusalem also appears to have a secondary goal of damaging Iran’s security establishment to such an extent that the country’s domestic opposition can rise up against the regime, Modell said.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
21 June 2025
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Mamdani, for his part, is painting Cuomo as part of the same old political establishment that has ignored the concerns of working people for years.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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Anyone who assaults or attacks an ICE or Border Agent will do hard time in jail.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The 52-year-old woman was sentenced to 45 days in jail to be served as 492 hours of community service on June 9, according to sentencing documents.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
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Kim said he was briefed on escape by the facility's administrators and ICE officials.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
17 June 2025
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The four Vantage facilities in the German deal are fully leased to three hyper-scale companies, all rated AA- or higher, with the largest holding a coveted AAA rating, according to a note from Scope Ratings.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
17 June 2025
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“Joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joint. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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