1
as in junctions
a place where two or more things are united
the leak was found at a joint in the pipe
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2
as in places
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business
let's go to the local burger joint
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as in prisons
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 joints
Finally, there is the system of expansion joints around the pool’s concrete slabs.
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New York Times, 31 May 2026
Achari adds that there is reasonable evidence for improvements in joints, particularly in cases of mild osteoarthritis and exercise-related joint discomfort.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 29 May 2026
Before installing the new system, the team will thoroughly inspect all accessible ducts for gaps, loose joints or loose crimping (the method used to fit ductwork snuggly together).
—Nick Perry, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Charlotte’s Pizza Baby and Winston-Salem’s Mission Pizza Napoletana have been named among the Top 50 pizza joints in the United States.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
This can help ease morning stiffness and gradually prepare your joints for movement.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 28 May 2026
From search-and-rescue drones navigating tight rock crevices to flexible medical devices implanted in moving joints, the potential applications are vast.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
This validated questionnaire asks about symptoms like heel pain and swollen joints or digits.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 27 May 2026
This is so crews can replace modular joints, bridge joints, approach panels, and ground stabilization.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 27 May 2026
New York Times, 31 May 2026
Achari adds that there is reasonable evidence for improvements in joints, particularly in cases of mild osteoarthritis and exercise-related joint discomfort.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 29 May 2026
Before installing the new system, the team will thoroughly inspect all accessible ducts for gaps, loose joints or loose crimping (the method used to fit ductwork snuggly together).
—Nick Perry, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Charlotte’s Pizza Baby and Winston-Salem’s Mission Pizza Napoletana have been named among the Top 50 pizza joints in the United States.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
This can help ease morning stiffness and gradually prepare your joints for movement.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 28 May 2026
From search-and-rescue drones navigating tight rock crevices to flexible medical devices implanted in moving joints, the potential applications are vast.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
This validated questionnaire asks about symptoms like heel pain and swollen joints or digits.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 27 May 2026
This is so crews can replace modular joints, bridge joints, approach panels, and ground stabilization.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joints
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Beyond Akkermansia muciniphila, Pendulum's products feature Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium beijerinckii, both butyrate-producing strains that fuel colon cells, support tight junctions in the gut lining, and stimulate GLP-1 production.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The new device incorporates strontium and titanium to create internal p-n junctions that act as smooth electronic gates.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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Take inventory of your life this year, and let go of people, places and things that have held you back.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, The Paris Review Daily, The Cut, Tin House, The Guardian, Guernica, The Normal School, The Poetry Foundation, Lambda Literary, and many other places.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Dees was one of hundreds of men being housed out of state in private prisons.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
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Colorado voters passed Amendment A, a ballot measure touted as an end to slavery in state prisons in 2018.—
Julia Bowling,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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Some of these recent works center firsthand experiences living with HIV/AIDS in a time of PrEP and U=U; poet Danez Smith explores the intersections of queerness, Blackness and HIV in their work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The highway district advised drivers to proceed with caution when traveling through intersections with nonoperating stop lights, treating each crossroads as a four-way stop.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
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Russia has targeted Ukraine‘s power supplies and infrastructure while Ukraine has stepped up attacks on oil facilities inside Russia this year, sometimes resulting in casualties.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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In Bucha, three homes, warehouse facilities and non-residential buildings were damaged, Kalashnyk said.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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Ishikawa herself worked in one of the bars that served Black soldiers, at a time when most establishments were segregated.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Each of them was taken to Kentucky jails for detention, but the government separated them and held them in different facilities.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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To address custody deaths in Los Angeles County jails, Bornman wants to increase staffing and drug searches and look at contracting with outside hospitals and treatment centers for ill and addicted people in jail.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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“Joints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joints. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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