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as in intersection
a place where two or more things are united
situated at the junction of several major railways, the city has long been a transportation hub
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as in merging
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
the junction of the coalition's two military forces has not been without problems
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as in corner
a place where roads meet
the town finally installed a traffic light at that busy junction
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Recent Examples of junction
From Earth’s perspective, the junction of the disks resembles the number eight lying down, similar to the infinity symbol (∞).
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Jorge Garay, Wired News, 22 July 2025
Colorado 347 is remains closed at the junction of U.S. 50.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
Likewise, the throttle felt lethargic when pulling out of junctions in anything but Go Kart mode, which forced me to sink the throttle a bit more, causing the car to jolt forward.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Hunt, an unincorporated community a dozen miles west of Kerrville, is at the junction of the north and south forks of the Guadalupe River.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
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Jorge Garay, Wired News, 22 July 2025
Colorado 347 is remains closed at the junction of U.S. 50.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
Likewise, the throttle felt lethargic when pulling out of junctions in anything but Go Kart mode, which forced me to sink the throttle a bit more, causing the car to jolt forward.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Hunt, an unincorporated community a dozen miles west of Kerrville, is at the junction of the north and south forks of the Guadalupe River.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junction
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The intersection of technology, power, and culture.—
Jorge Garay,
Wired News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Police were called about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Vassar and Fairgrove roads in Gilford Township, according to a news release from the Tuscola County Sheriff's Office.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Also, exposed in a kitchen corner: rodent bait. Re-re-re-re-inspection, Wednesday again: Passed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Afterward, Carrie danced down her hallway and disappeared around the corner.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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At this juncture, there is no indication of involvement by unrelated parties.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
13 Aug. 2025
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Jordan Smock, an Associate Vice President at Roxbury Community College, told the Herald that the school would not weigh in on the matter at this juncture.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
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This was spelled out by new co-Motion Picture chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein on Wednesday at a Paramount-Skydance merger press conference in Los Angeles.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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With a lucrative merger deal on the table, King decides to instead buy back his company, keep it in the family, and one day hand it down to son Trey (Aubrey Joseph).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cha offers a compelling study of the inner workings of North Korea and the complex dynamics surrounding its potential unification with South Korea.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Details about that unification have not been released.—
Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
14 Aug. 2025
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However, this move approaches major resistance levels, and both momentum and volumes have slowed, raising the odds of consolidation or pullback in the absence of fresh catalysts.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
20 Aug. 2025
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Replicating those buffers of points in the bag before the turn of the year would put Leeds ahead of the maths and perhaps turn their springtime fixtures into a matter of consolidation rather than a scramble for survival.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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In this case, the researchers suggest that the abnormal theta-alpha coupling may reflect a pathological neural signature of OCD.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Aug. 2025
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With six boys and six girls in the villa, only five male and five female bombshells were introduced, meaning two Islanders were left single and at risk after the first coupling.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Simple family rules, like no phones in bedrooms or at the dinner table, help protect connection and presence.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
13 Aug. 2025
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With its focus on the heart and connections, Yakushima’s Illusion feels like a very timely film.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Junction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junction. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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