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
Kinesiology tape, also called KT tape, is a flexible, adhesive cotton tape frequently seen attached to athletes’ joints, limbs or major muscle areas.
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Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Effective training requires understanding how their joints move and how their vision systems interpret surroundings, allowing trainers to refine control methods and improve task execution efficiency, reports PDO.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Six joints climbing across the street.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Some restaurants and fast-food joints will be closed in observance of the holiday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
New Haven’s Crown Street corridor flips the switch after dark, with Yale energy pouring into a compact downtown stacked with Irish pubs, dance spots, and late-night pizza joints that double as unofficial after-parties.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
This can lead to certain muscles and joints compensating.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 1 Apr. 2026
Texas barbecue joints do make for good photos by famous folks.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
The Houston Barbecue Festival unites many of the city’s top barbecue joints.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Effective training requires understanding how their joints move and how their vision systems interpret surroundings, allowing trainers to refine control methods and improve task execution efficiency, reports PDO.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Six joints climbing across the street.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Some restaurants and fast-food joints will be closed in observance of the holiday.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
New Haven’s Crown Street corridor flips the switch after dark, with Yale energy pouring into a compact downtown stacked with Irish pubs, dance spots, and late-night pizza joints that double as unofficial after-parties.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
This can lead to certain muscles and joints compensating.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 1 Apr. 2026
Texas barbecue joints do make for good photos by famous folks.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
The Houston Barbecue Festival unites many of the city’s top barbecue joints.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joints
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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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The citric acid reacted with the cellulose to form cross-links, which are chemical junctions that bind the cellulose molecules.—
J. Carson Meredith,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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Travel In Style What to pack, where to shop, and all the chic places to eat, stay, and explore in the world's most fashionable destinations.—
InStyle,
InStyle,
10 Apr. 2026
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See below for a full list of their gear with options for the best and cheapest places to buy them.—
Jase Parnell-Brookes,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Most of the candidates’ pledges, such as tackling unaffordability, reducing gas prices, increasing capacity in state prisons, protecting gun owners’ rights and keeping trans athletes out of girls’ locker rooms, are nearly identical.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The analysis by the Deportation Data Project at UC Berkeley found that ICE arrests more than quadrupled in that period, with transfers from jails and prisons roughly doubling.—
Daniella Silva,
NBC news,
8 Apr. 2026
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Especially if there is a crosswalk beyond a stop sign and at blind intersections, often created by subdivision entry monuments, walls and shrubs.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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Pubentz said four-way stop intersections have 32 vehicle conflict points.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Service’s regional headquarters will vanish, along with most of its research facilities and experimental forests—and also quite likely the sense of mission that has animated the agency for more than a century.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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Instead of using explosives, most attacks used carbon fiber bombs that incapacitated the facilities instead of destroying them.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 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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At age 31, chef de cuisine at the restaurant Alain Ducasse (at the Essex House hotel in New York City), one of the city's finest establishments, Didier is a masterly cook with a rigorous classical training.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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By 1917 there was the Creole Palace Cafe and there’s information showing that there were establishments that had entertainment.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Trail takes the free workshops to about 500 people a year, mostly on campuses, community centers, and jails in the Bay Area and across the nation.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The analysis by the Deportation Data Project at UC Berkeley found that ICE arrests more than quadrupled in that period, with transfers from jails and prisons roughly doubling.—
Daniella Silva,
NBC news,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Joints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joints. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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