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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3
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
According to Robotera, each of the robot’s arms features 7 such joints, with its hands having 12 combined.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Consuming turmeric can relieve swollen and painful joints for people with chronic conditions.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Joint Pain Decreasing estrogen levels can swell up joints and cause inflammation.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
Without close monitoring, there is a danger of loading the injured area too much or too soon, as well as unknowingly shifting stress to surrounding joints and tissues.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The beefy treats can be found in joints from West Palm Beach down to the eastern end of Alligator Alley.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Some of them qualify as hole-in-the-wall joints.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Don’t forget to provide extra help getting up there if your cat is older or has achy, stiff joints.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Nas just dropped four or five crazy joints and people are still gravitating to it.
—Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Consuming turmeric can relieve swollen and painful joints for people with chronic conditions.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Joint Pain Decreasing estrogen levels can swell up joints and cause inflammation.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
Without close monitoring, there is a danger of loading the injured area too much or too soon, as well as unknowingly shifting stress to surrounding joints and tissues.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The beefy treats can be found in joints from West Palm Beach down to the eastern end of Alligator Alley.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Some of them qualify as hole-in-the-wall joints.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Don’t forget to provide extra help getting up there if your cat is older or has achy, stiff joints.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Nas just dropped four or five crazy joints and people are still gravitating to it.
—Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joints
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Early last month, farmers escalated their protests with a 48-hour blockade of major highways, toll stations and junctions over high production costs and the European Union’s trade deal with South American nations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Creating reliable molecular junctions at the nanometer scale Building molecular junctions requires electrodes spaced less than 3 nanometers apart.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Set the scene Palm Springs has long been a retreat for those seeking a restorative weekend away from the bustle of nearby Los Angeles and, come winter when the temps dip in most places around the States, those desperate for a dose of winter sun.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Finally, the climate crisis is making winemaking an increasingly volatile business, but one winemaker in Namibia has worked out how to produce award-winning wines in one of the driest places in the world.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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On January 31, the domestic oppositionists Abdollah Momeni, Mehdi Mahmoudian, and Vida Rabbani were swept up and sent to prisons in northern Iran, far from their Tehran residences.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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With the exponential rise of deranged talking heads, private prisons, Amazon-like concentration camps, Cop City, local police trained by the Israeli Army, and AI technology to develop inconceivable weapons, the apocalypse does not appear far off.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Still, the park will be maintaining active parking management and placing extra staff at key intersections during peak periods.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, many intersections in the Palisades could become bottlenecks during evacuations, leading to significant delays, the resiliency report said, basing the conclusion on a traffic pattern analysis.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Thousands of nurses at local Kaiser Permanente facilities have been striking for more than three weeks, while more than 3,000 Kaiser pharmacy and lab employees concluded a three-day strike last week.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security has said that the facilities meet federal detention standards and undergo regular audits and inspections.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 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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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 farm-to-fork establishments, Ella Dining Room & Bar, Mulvaney's B&L, and The Waterboy all create beautiful, memorable dishes.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Franklin was also an entrepreneur and partial owner of multiple establishments, including Garfield 502, on West Garfield Ave.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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One of the biggest components of the capital program is the construction of replacement jails to enable, in theory, the closure of Rikers Island.—
Eric Kober,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Accordingly, internment camp authorities sent the resisters to local jails outside the camp, then transferred them to Tulelake Camp, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp repurposed to jail the men who rejected the loyalty questionnaire.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Joints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joints. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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