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
Other Henry joints also bound for the screen?
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Water regulates body temperature and lubricates your joints.
—Rebecca Valdez, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025
Joyin 5-Piece Poseable Skeletons With moveable jaws and flexible joints, these 16-inch-tall skeletons provide countless display options.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
This is achieved through gaskets sealing the segment joints and a 3-inch-thick layer of grout sealant.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
There’s plenty of burger joints in Nuevo Leon, where his parents are from.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Slip these insoles into your walking shoes for cushioning that absorbs shock, protects joints and delivers all-day comfort.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Texas Monthly is bringing some of the best barbecue joints in the state together for a family reunion.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
This helps detect issues like air pockets, water damage, or faulty joints early and allows timely repairs.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Water regulates body temperature and lubricates your joints.
—Rebecca Valdez, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025
Joyin 5-Piece Poseable Skeletons With moveable jaws and flexible joints, these 16-inch-tall skeletons provide countless display options.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
This is achieved through gaskets sealing the segment joints and a 3-inch-thick layer of grout sealant.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
There’s plenty of burger joints in Nuevo Leon, where his parents are from.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Slip these insoles into your walking shoes for cushioning that absorbs shock, protects joints and delivers all-day comfort.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Texas Monthly is bringing some of the best barbecue joints in the state together for a family reunion.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
This helps detect issues like air pockets, water damage, or faulty joints early and allows timely repairs.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joints
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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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Four rotors, mounted at wing junctions, provide lift for vertical flight and stability during transition.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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In 2011, the Wisconsin State Legislature altered the property tax levy formula limits, eliminating the 2% ceiling that local municipalities could draw from taxpayers in places where new construction couldn't justify a larger levy increase.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Yesavage traded places with Toronto’s offence five times.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Thompson's crime policies led to more state prisons The tough-on-crime laws Thompson signed forced the construction of a record number of prisons and led to Wisconsin having 21,000 inmates during his tenure — three times as many as neighboring, smaller Minnesota, at the time.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Lawson also suggested ending the practice of full-contact visitation, which results in drugs getting into prisons.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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Combs' case was particularly challenging, wading into the murky intersections of consent and coercion, celebrity, complex workplace dynamics and the myriad ways that people cope with trauma.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some sprawl out behind elaborate ceremonial gates, while others quietly integrate with the urban fabric; some are significantly pedestrianized, while others center on major intersections.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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In addition to retail sales, some of these items were distributed to schools and Department of Defense facilities, although the USDA noted that the school distribution was not part of the National School Lunch Program.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The glowing road between peaks shows the partnerships between facilities who work together to advance astronomy by looking at things from near-Earth objects to distant galaxies to dark matter.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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After his conviction, Gray was sent to Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country at the time.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually, with 97% of establishments passing, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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After Swift’s engagement to NFL player Travis Kelce went public in August, local establishments such as Pursuit Spirits and Ten20 Craft Brewery congratulated the famous couple with cheeky Instagram posts.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Juan Pappier, the deputy Americas director at Human Rights Watch, says that currently there are 89 foreign nationals imprisoned in Venezuelan jails, from countries that include Colombia, Spain, Argentina, France and the Czech Republic.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Israel is also set to release Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, as part of the truce and in return for hostages.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Joints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joints. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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